[VB] disc brakes next - potential winter project

[david raistrick]

> Dave, do the disc brakes have the fade problems of the drum brakes when on
> long downhill stretches?

They shouldn't - that's where the vented rotor is important.    It
does depend a bit on how much heat you generate and how the compound
reacts to heat.

I admit that I dont have long downhill stretches down here, and
haven't gotten out of florida with the bus since installing them....
:)


Here's an example of the dyno chart I was talking about:

http://www.wilwood.com/BrakePads/BrakePadsApp.aspx?compound=PolyMatrix%20E