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Jarrod Spiga
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JZZ30 TT

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 Monday, November 21, 2005 - 04:31 pm, by:  Jarrod Spiga (Jsp16a) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
This is probably a really DUMB question, but I guess that it would be nice if it works...

Is it possible to fit the 2-pot calipers/rotors/etc from the front of a TT to the rear of a TT?

/me readies flame-suit!
Peter Nitschke
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South Australia
GT4.0 V8

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 Monday, November 21, 2005 - 04:33 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Nope. Rears have park brakes built in as well.
Peter Nitschke
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 Monday, November 21, 2005 - 04:34 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
And for that same reason, the rear rotors are actually slightly bigger than the fronts, though the pads are smaller etc.
Jarrod Spiga
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 Monday, November 21, 2005 - 04:36 pm, by:  Jarrod Spiga (Jsp16a) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Cool. Thanks Peter.

When looking at the parts diagrams, I was thinking that the park brake might be the only thing that really stops you from doing it, but the diagrams don't make it bleeding obvious.

:-)
Avin Luther
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vic
Soarer uzz31 Limited

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 Monday, November 21, 2005 - 05:49 pm, by:  Avin Luther (Lex_luther) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I was actually thinking about this the other day... I was thinking of putting the V8 fronts onto the rear, after i put the TT ones on the front!
But then i remembered the park brake :-(
Dan McColl
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Victoria
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 Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 01:20 am, by:  Dan McColl (Hoon) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
It probably wouldn't help much anyway as the front brakes take about 70% of the load under brakes, which is why they're bigger.
Peter Nitschke
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 Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 06:17 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Dan, define "bigger". The front rotors are actually smaller.
Cihan Aday
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 Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 08:43 am, by:  Cihan Aday (Cihan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
More pad surface area for kinetic to thermal energy dissipation?
Peter Nitschke
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 Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 08:51 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Yep, plus more piston area. Plus the brake system is biased to apply more pressure to the fronts etc.

I was just giving Dan a hard time :-)

And no doubt he will have some other better answers.
Nathan Sheehan
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Vic
Soarer TT Manual

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 Monday, February 13, 2006 - 02:38 pm, by:  Nathan Sheehan (Soarermad1) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
What about on the manual soarers? The fronts look larger

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