Caliper Position?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: backwoods upstate ny
there has been a huge amount of discussion among suspension designers re caliper placement....a number of operational characteristics are impacted, but the item of primary interest is ''chatter''...chatter occurs as the weight of the vehicle fluctuates between the wheel bearing and the caliper when the caliper attempts to stop the rotation of the wheel assembly (find an old lp phono record, spin it on a pencil, and pinch the outer edge of the spinning lp between your fingers to illustrate this effect)
unfortunately, the practical consideration of available space to share with ball joints, tie rod ends, brake plumbing, etc, in many cases force a less than ideal caliper location.
if you don't mind getting your legs shortened a bit (only about 10'' should do it), the engine in your car could move back enough to relocate the steering rack behind the front frame crossmember, moving the tie rods to the rear of the spindle, allowing (forcing?) the caliper to the front.
unfortunately, the practical consideration of available space to share with ball joints, tie rod ends, brake plumbing, etc, in many cases force a less than ideal caliper location.
if you don't mind getting your legs shortened a bit (only about 10'' should do it), the engine in your car could move back enough to relocate the steering rack behind the front frame crossmember, moving the tie rods to the rear of the spindle, allowing (forcing?) the caliper to the front.
