360* Brake?
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 827
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From: Ohio
Heat dissapation is the key. Small brake rotors or drums can't get rid of the heat associated with hard braking.... The actual footprint of the brake pads or shoes may be the same as stock brakes, and the pressure applied by the calipers or cylinders may be the same but the small rotor or drum can't shed the heat quick enough.... and as one poster said hot brake rotors = less performance ... Looks great though Ride safe
Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,296
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From: Cheltenham, UK
Heat dissapation is the key. Small brake rotors or drums can't get rid of the heat associated with hard braking.... The actual footprint of the brake pads or shoes may be the same as stock brakes, and the pressure applied by the calipers or cylinders may be the same but the small rotor or drum can't shed the heat quick enough.... and as one poster said hot brake rotors = less performance ... Looks great though Ride safe
brake force (pressure x pad area) x lever arm (i.e. radius of disk)
If you consider those key variables none of them benefit from a compact brake, rather unfortunate as it does look the business.
In terms of heat dissipation through the pads themselves, I am not convinced the auto industry has really found a product that performs as well as asbestos yet, and I believe one of the really difficult qualities of asbestos to emulate is that of heat dissipation
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Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 154
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From: Shorewood,IL/Mesa,AZ
Here's a link to them:
http://www.360brake.com/index.htm
Next time I'm down in AZ I'll stop by Yaffe's shop and ask him how he thinks they work!
http://www.360brake.com/index.htm
Next time I'm down in AZ I'll stop by Yaffe's shop and ask him how he thinks they work!
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 3,108
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From: Lincolnton, NC
I just can't believe that these brakes can be nearly as effective as standard discs
I have heard that improvements have been made, however.
Road Master
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 874
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From: Southern Arizona
The 360 brake is now under new ownership since the days of the original brake. There was a pretty good discussion on another forum and the owner was one of the folks posting. The brake is a disk with a 360 degree pad. Like was previously stated, kind of like a clutch pack. The disk is supposedly built in such a way as to help improve cooling. There are also two sizes available. I don't have any idea how well they work, but they sure look great.
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Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 154
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From: Shorewood,IL/Mesa,AZ
Tried doing a search before I post this and it would only come up with brake post.Nothing for 360 for some reason.
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