[DeTomaso] GT5S Brakes

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/24/09 22 37 44, Thomas.Tornblom at hax.se writes:


> But wide body era GTS:s also have the fat brakes, don't they?
> 
>>>Some did, but most that I have seen did not.   The difference is more 
than just the brakes, remember--those cars (regardless of type) fitted with 
big brakes, also had different hub carriers, bigger axles, different front 
spindles, etc. etc.
> 
> 
> 
> >Perhaps a better discriminator would be "solid" vs "vented" rotors?
> 
> >>>No--smaller, vented rotors were an option on European cars, to be used 
> with the standard early-style calipers.   The later vented rotors as used 
> on the GT5 etc. were much thicker (although the diameter was probably 
> similar).
> 
Mike