Can this be said on the list?

[sciroccos at earthlink.net (Jim Ruffi)]

(what Dan said)

Plus, drums are less likely to get wet and crap out for a few secs after you
drive through water.
And less likely to warp after same.

(just my opinion)
Jim

>-----Original Message-----
>From: scirocco-l-bounces+sciroccos=earthlink.net@scirocco.org
>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+sciroccos=earthlink.net@scirocco.org]On
>Behalf Of Dan Bubb
>Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 9:48 AM
>To: Mtl-Marc
>Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Can this be said on the list?
>

>
>1. Bearing in mind we're not talking disc vs. drum in general, we're
>talking disc vs drum on the rear of a Scirocco in particular.
>The rear brakes on a Scirocco, in an emergency stop, i.e 0.9 g's or
>better, provide less than 20% of the braking force. They absorb only
>20% of the heat and are strong enough to lock the rear tires. Now just
>how much improvement do we need in this situation? How much stronger
>can the rear brakes be before they always lock up before the fronts?
>If it's a track car, I'd say go for it if only for the fade
>resistance. Otherwise your money isn't buying you much of anything.