78 GMC caballero (elky love)

[ssn696]

Everything is a compromise. If you have the resources to engineer a lashup like this go ahead and put the cheap calipers out on the edge of the big rotor. The longer distance to the clamping area give more torque stopping the wheel than the smaller rotors. Rotors are cheap to replace (if you don't get the drilled ones). Kudos to the Ghoul for experimenting. Most people ask for the recipe and just duplicate it.

 

[motorheadmike]

Everything is a compromise. If you have the resources to engineer a lashup like this go ahead and put the cheap calipers out on the edge of the big rotor. The longer distance to the clamping area give more torque stopping the wheel than the smaller rotors. Rotors are cheap to replace (if you don't get the drilled ones). Kudos to the Ghoul for experimenting. Most people ask for the recipe and just duplicate it.

This isn't a question of attempting to squash a man's attempt at engineering a solution, it a question of identifying a failed engineering attempt and scraping it before people start buying in and proliferating the acceptance of a horribly unsafe concept. "The Ghoul" knows that I can be far more "aggressive" when it comes to situations like these; but, because I believe that he is an inventive (and usually quite successful) fellow I am being as polite as I can about the whole situation out of respect. If I thought he was just another sh*t-bird internet personality I would just as soon mock him and wait for him to kill himself or someone else.

I am firmly suggesting that he shelf the idea until he can afford to do it correctly.

 

[the ghoul]

I still think your consern is an over reaction personally. Not ideal, I'll give you that however I don't see a safety issue. Rear brakes are such a small portion of stopping power.

You are paranoid they are unsafe than I won't make them for any one if that gets you to drop the non-issue.
However I'm still going to run them because I know its sound.

 

[liquidh8]

Those calipers are also used on the C5 Base and Z06, and the C6 Base z51 rear rotors, and are the same pads. They dimensionally the same as the LS1 rear calipers. The contact surface of the pad to rotor is still small, and looks like it uses 5/8 of the brake surface.

13"rotor below.

The rotor is just bigger. If it wasn't drilled it may have a different look. It will work fine.

 

[the ghoul]

Project on hold for a bit. I landed a new daily driver that needs some love
viewtopic.php?f=61&t=50728&p=430645#p430645

 

[liquidh8]

Project on hold for a bit. I landed a new daily driver that needs some love
viewtopic.php?f=61&t=50728&p=430645#p430645

Priorities right!

 

[the ghoul]

Project on hold for a bit. I landed a new daily driver that needs some love
viewtopic.php?f=61&t=50728&p=430645#p430645

Priorities right!

just sick of being broke!
$700/month in car payments
$350/month in insurance...
this two leased car thing is nice for piece of mind but sucks $$$$ wise

 

[liquidh8]

just sick of being broke!
$700/month in car payments
$350/month in insurance...
this two leased car thing is nice for piece of mind but sucks $$$$ wise

I hear that I did!