| Security with all-round disc brakes
Question : I heard that a car equipped with all-round disc brakes gives more
security and safety in terms of stopping power and braking. Does having
disc/drums brakes set-up really "dampen" the car's stopping power? I prefer a
car with an all-round disc brake set-up, but most of the cars today are with
disc/drums installed (apart from the up-market ones).
Answer : If one is driving a 500cc shopping car that weighs
300kg, even drums all round are good enough. The brakes set-up in a particular
model of car is decided at the design stage based on certain parameters such as
usage, weight of vehicle, maxi- mum top speed, etc., and if the car is an
economy car with low requirements then a disc/drum set-up may be good enough to
do the job. However if that same car is modified for competition purposes and is
going to be driven much harder, then an all round disc set-up may have to be
grafted on as the original set-up is not designed for that application. So, it
all depends on what you want to do with the car, and not how the car looks or
impresses others.
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