anti-dive?

[Norm Peterson]

. . . Some of these older cars with suspension kits have 1" larger rotors than my stock '00 SS Camaro, but my '00 SS has a better stopping distance by up to 30'. Any comments?

Anti-dive isn't to blame here. Far more likely is that the performance potential of the new brakes as indicated by the dimensions is not being realized because the braking systems have not been fully re-developed to work with the new pieces. IOW, it's another case of impressive parts by themselves not being any guarantee of performance improvement.

It's entirely possible to see stopping distances increase with the installation of any of the big-brake kits. Increased fade resistance and the capability of greater brake torque for a given line pressure do not directly correlate to shorter stopping distances. Longer is actually the more likely case if the BBK mod has thrown the front:rear brake balance all out of whack. Never mind that the older cars would not have an ABS system that can cover up for some amount of system unbalance.


Norm