[DeTomaso] ZF Mounted Inboard Brakes

[Will Kooiman]

They sure look pretty, though.  They would be great on a show car.  For
anything else, gimme outboards.

That reminds me of one of my favorite jokes...

What do Christmas trees and priests have in common?

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of MikeLDrew at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 8:06 PM
To: pantdino at aol.com; guson at home.se; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ZF Mounted Inboard Brakes


In a message dated 6/5/12 18 01 6, pantdino at aol.com writes:


> I had a 116 series Alfa and (briefly) an E-type Jag.  Inboard mounted 
> discs are a bad idea whose time came and went-- the unsprung weight 
> improvement pales in the face of the cooling issue.
> 

There are other issues too.   My Cobra has E-type suspension, including 
inboard rear brakes.   The U-joints take a hell of a beating in both 
directions, instead of only under power.   Brake cooling is marginal
(especially with 
solid rotors).   A LOT of heat gets transmitted directly into the gearbox, 
which plays hell with seals etc.

For a Pantera, it's just a spectacularly dumb idea IMHO.   I don't know of 
a single person who elected to get them for himself, and I don't know if Ted

has ever advanced beyond the mockup stage with his design.

It's an answer to a question nobody ever asked--and if you did buy it, it's 
expensive as hell too!

Mike
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