Date: Fri, 01 Jul 2005 14:21:29 -0400 From: Malt_Hound <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Brake Rotors
Malcolm William Mason wrote: > On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 02:24:19 +1000, ShazWozza > <shaz_wozzanospamentspring.com> wrote: > > > >>When you say stopping response WTF are you talking about? Do you mean the >>amount of pedal pressure or the measured emergency stop braking distance? >>On ABS equipped cars I doubt you would see a difference. > > > My understanding is?was that ABS did not increase stopping distance. Essentially ABS *regulates* the stopping distance in panic conditions. A highly skilled driver can stop a car faster without ABS, but an unskilled driver is likely to just stomp the pedal, lock 'em up and stopping distance skyrockets. > > Think about it! > > Government mandated increased stopping distance. I can blame the feds > for a lot but not that one. > > Now... If slotted rotors reduced stopping distance without ABS why not > with ABS. > I doubt there would be any difference either way. The primary limiting factor for stopping distance will not be related to the brake rotors. You can quite easily get enough braking force out of even stock rotors and pads to exceed the adhesion threshold of the tires. Considering this, I would say that it is the tires and their traction/friction that has a lot more to do with the braking distance than the rotors. -Fred W