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Re: Why still disc/drum???
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 8/5/1998

Honestly: I have no idea. "Disk brakes" have always been so simple. Little more than a "hydraulically applied" clamp.

Given some of the "new thinking" applied to drum brakes I have to wonder. Remember some of the "innovative" early Vega and Chevette designs?... Login to read more.