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Old 09-15-2003, 07:29 PM
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Default Why do the stock rear brakes look so damn unimpressive?
They're tiny! It looks like they'd fit a bike!
I know I'm being immature here...it's not how they look, but how they function that counts.
So...how effective are they compared to larger, more impressive-looking brakes?

AND...why is it that some cars have larger discs in the rear than in the front? Isn't up to 80% of the braking done at the front?

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Oh...and also, what is that black circular shield thing behind the brake?

Thanks CLEAN for the pics.
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great at generating dust though...
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yeah very annoying...
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My guess is that bigger brakes on rear would be for rear engine cars? or RWD?
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i think the black circular shield is to protect the rotors..not sure
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Default Because they ARE unimpressive.
The shield is a heat/brakedust shield; correct me if I'm wrong.
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Depends on the weight distribution..... Black circular thing is a dust sheild
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It's because our cars are nose-heavy. Cars w/ large rear brakes are often mid- or rear-engined.
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yeah, i hate that our rear brakes are so small too
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Default how many mid or rear-engined cars do you see everyday besides porsches?
the Lexus IS300 have pretty impressive looking rear brakes IMO
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