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Hey, i've just discovered (no sh*t sherlock!) that our car (gen2) have some pretty ghetto small rear brake pads...!!! So i've been thinking, instead of those expensive 11" rotor and dual piston brake caliper upgrades...
Can i just modify my rear caliper, so that it uses the same pads as my front? Say for example, i go to junkyard, jack a front caliper from another teg, and snap it on my rear!!
Because the braking power of a brake system works according to this formula:
( Disc Radius X Clamping force X Coefficient of friction ) / 12
Now, since the rear pad is so damn small, i assume the gay caliper is probably smaller or have a less clamping force... and the Disc radius remain unchange...
So if i replace the rear caliper with a front... then the clamping force should increase (assuming it works better than the rear one), and by using front size brake pads (basically 2X BIGGER!) the K of friction will be double.
So if we apply the formula, by replacing the rear caliper with a front one, the braking power of the rear should increase by more than half!!!!
Can a front caliper fit the rear? If no, then forget it, but if yes, how easy/difficult it will be?
As for the rotors, well, if the front caliper is made for vented disc, then since front and rear have the same bolt patten, maybe i can use vented disc for rear as well (assuming front capiler fits)...
Someone told me that IF everything works out, i will have a soft paddle feel due to the difference of the capiler and the difference of the brake booster. if that is the case, i am thinking of replacing the brake booster with an ITR one, just like someone posted in g2ic.com last week i think... he installed a ITR booster/MC in his car...
This should also gives a even more balance braking power too. Any opinion and comments or suggestion on this?
Thanks!
Can i just modify my rear caliper, so that it uses the same pads as my front? Say for example, i go to junkyard, jack a front caliper from another teg, and snap it on my rear!!
Because the braking power of a brake system works according to this formula:
( Disc Radius X Clamping force X Coefficient of friction ) / 12
Now, since the rear pad is so damn small, i assume the gay caliper is probably smaller or have a less clamping force... and the Disc radius remain unchange...
So if i replace the rear caliper with a front... then the clamping force should increase (assuming it works better than the rear one), and by using front size brake pads (basically 2X BIGGER!) the K of friction will be double.
So if we apply the formula, by replacing the rear caliper with a front one, the braking power of the rear should increase by more than half!!!!
Can a front caliper fit the rear? If no, then forget it, but if yes, how easy/difficult it will be?
As for the rotors, well, if the front caliper is made for vented disc, then since front and rear have the same bolt patten, maybe i can use vented disc for rear as well (assuming front capiler fits)...
Someone told me that IF everything works out, i will have a soft paddle feel due to the difference of the capiler and the difference of the brake booster. if that is the case, i am thinking of replacing the brake booster with an ITR one, just like someone posted in g2ic.com last week i think... he installed a ITR booster/MC in his car...
This should also gives a even more balance braking power too. Any opinion and comments or suggestion on this?
Thanks!
