<VV> More Re: Brakes grabbing

[Rick Norris]

That would be a "Donk" in todays youth speak. It's the same as Donkey Cart. 
Ridiculus looking and dangerous handling. At least the tuner twerps lower 
their cars.
Rick

>
> History tells us that Chevy, Ford, and many others went to 14 inch wheels 
> for the 1957 model year.  Disc brakes made no great appearance until 1969 
> and Corvairs never got them.  Then the center of the 14 inch wheels had to 
> be changed to make room for the larger size of the disc brake caliper. 
> Power assist was almost mandatory to make up for the loss of the self 
> energizing effects of drum brakes.  Greater pressure hydraulics made up 
> for the loss of diameter of the brake discs as compared to the drums.
>
> I have to laugh at the new 20 & 22 inch wheels ... they make a sedan look 
> like a stage coach and a pickup truck look like a buck board wagon :-)
> Ken P
> ******************************************************
>
> ScottyGrover at aol.com writes:
>>
>>The reason the factories went to discs was that wheels--within my memory
>>span--went from 16" to 15", then 14", then for the compacts, to 13";
>>brake
>>drums, as diameter decreases, lose their stopping ability; discs can be 
>>made
>>to  work inside smaller wheels without losing their punch.  Isn't it 
>>ironic
>>that, now that discs have become the standard way to brake a car, that
>>wheel  sizes are going back to where they were 50 years or better ago.
>>
>>Scotty from Hollyweird
>
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