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    1. #1
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      Jul 2002
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      Mesquite, TX
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      Double-check my braking plan

      Brakes, like so many things on my car, have been up in the air for a long time and a lot of ideas have sounded like the 'proper' way to go. Unfortunately, I don't remember what went with what and why item A was a better idea than item B at the time.

      What I've got right now:
      Tall (B-body) spindles
      Joe's C5 front caliper brackets
      93-97 Camaro/C4 rear caliper brackets



      The plan:
      C5 front calipers (2 40mm pistons) on C5 13" rotor
      C4/93-97 Camaro rear calipers (1 40.8781mm piston) on Camaro 11.6" rotors.
      15/16" bore master cylinder

      Now, I remember reading that the rear piston should be ~60% of the size of the front (but I can't find where I read that so it may be my imagination) and in my searching this morning I found a post that said that the rear piston area should be no more than 50% of the front.

      If I break out my rusty math skills, I get 2512mm area for the fronts
      (40mm diameter = 20mm radius; 20mm^2 * pi -> 1256mm, *2 for 2 pistons -> 2512mm)
      and 1311.75mm for the rear
      (40.8781mm = 20.439mm radius; 20.439mm^2 *pi = 1311.75mm)
      which would appear to leave the rears at 52% of the fronts.

      If y'all would, please a) doublecheck my math, and b) doublecheck my thought process - it's not too late to change directions on this so long as I haven't bought anything expensive.





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