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| | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 159 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 159 | I'm just curious about this question?
On some of the newer cars I notice that the calipers are on the front of the rotor/wheel compared to the older cars which have the calipers on the back of the rotor. Is there any advantage to the caliper in front or is it just a new design/style
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | I'm not sure if there's any technical advantages to either leading or trailing calipers, I always imagined it was more of a 'packaging exercise'.
I.E. Steering/suspension clearance.
Maybe someone will prove me wrong....
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | I've read that it makes no difference in braking performance and has more to do with aligning the caliper best for bleeding.
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It's true. I really don't do anything but browse the Internet looking for trouble... | | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 | Generally, the caliper is on the side of the spindle opposite the steering arm. So, if you have a front steer configuration, you have trailing calipers, if you have a rear steer configuration, you have leading calipers. That whole two objects not being able to occupy the same space thing applies here.
Most rear drives are front steer, most front drives are rear steer.
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