Originally Posted by
crisis
You can , for a price, equal this with dual calipers. I would think large discs would also be lighter than equivalently performing drums and as such offer less inertia and unsprung weight. As stated previoulsy though I think cooling is one of the main benifits. Brake fade with drums comes quick and fast.
Problem with disks is the more force you put through them it becomes nearly impossible to stop the buggars from warping.
Hence why big heavy trucks use drums and why competition cars replace rotors on a regular basis.
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