From:
Venom_Symbiot_REMOVE_638096_THIS_@yahoo.com
I've weighed the pros and cons as they apply to
me and I feel there are more reasons to go with the
GM brakes (S10, Monte Carlo, & others) because I
don't plan on driving in a bubble. I mean, if I go on a
500 or 1000 mile road trip, the chances of finding
replacement parts for the custom setup will probably be zero
unless I break down right in front of their business.
Using the factory made parts, I can count on most any
car parts store being able to supply the needed part
and get me going again. With the GM setup, the only
truly custom part is the modified control arms and or
spindles. These rarely go bad and even if they do, if you
keep detailed documentation on what you did to
accomplish the modification, then duplicating it will be
much easier and most any machine shop (available
throughout the world) can probably assist in get you back on
the road.
That is the whole reason I started
my site "Building the V8 Monza". It just seemed to
make sense to ask, "what works" and post the answers
on the web. That way, we can all learn through our
combined experiences, greatly shorten the learning curve
and improve the design as we go. For instance, I am
not only concerned with the price of the equipment,
but the long-term impact of the parts and their
geometry on the way the vehicle responds and the tire wear
pattern. Although the custom parts may be cost prohibitive
or hard to come by, they may offer better wear. But
I have never heard of anyone saying that the
geometry was adversely affected in any way.
Choose
whichever system you think will work best for you. But keep
this in mind, drilled rotors offer no (zero, zip
nadda) advantage over non-drilled rotors. Originally the
rotors where drilled to aid evacuation of the hot gases
generated by the heated pads. The hot gases used to create
a cushion between the pads and rotor making it
nearly impossible to stop the vehicle. The corrective
action was to drill the rotors so that the gases would
be carried away and allow the pads to continue
contact the rotor. Today's brake pads do not generate the
hot gases. As a matter of fact, leading brake
manufacturers will tell you that the technology has advanced to
the point where the holes are no longer required, but
that many folks still want the drilled rotors because
they "look cool". The drilled rotors actually have a
shorter life span and provide less braking ability when
compared to non-drilled rotors.
PS You can use my
statements on your websites if you like, just give me
credit.
Just my 5 cents,
Bob Gumm
"Building the V8
Monza"
<a href=http://www.datasys.net/~dagumm/ target=new>http://www.datasys.net/~dagumm/</a>
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