| Actually in racing that has a huge play on the way a car performs under severe braking conditions.
I don't have an answer for you guys but if we use logic, we can come up with some good ideas:
Here are a few
*I would assume, suspension configuration would have something to do with it. Whichever part has been designed to absorb the immense pressures of braking. To preserve weight some suspensions are made of
*Weight distribution, and unsprung weight of the hub.
*Engine location. If the car is rear engined, and four wheel drive, you want all four calipers to brake more evenly than a 2 wheel drive car, simply because you have engine inertia to slow down as well.
*If the car needs more braking from the front for a front wheel drive, the setup may change there too.
*For cooling reasons, some engineers try to locate the caliper in the coolest air channel...
Any more ideas? |