Just a thought on new rear brake design...

[Mastrcruse]

How about the single brake they put on the 4x4 on spike Extreme 4x4. It was incorporated with the diff. Way to much work but since we are getting crazy, might as well put it in the mix

[SA E30]

E46 M3 rear discs and callipers...

although u going to need a 17" rim...

[bwh13]

Just a thought about doing something different with the rear brakes. The mention of the axles and flanges does provoke more thought into doing this. The idea came from a mini truck fabicator who did this to one of thier projects. Just sounded interesting at the time. I'll still get out the diff and see if a mount can be made to fit on there. The clearance issue was somehting else I'll have to look at.

No Massive kit for me I make BBK's for about 50 cars so I think I can handle this one myself :)

[GaryE30]

That sounds awesome. I say if you've got the knowledge and resources... go balls deep!

[nefarious7907]

Just forget it

If you want to get rid of some weight ditch all of the parking brake stuff. And use then use a brick as a pb, a lot of classic chevy truck owners do this because the stock setup was garbage.

[Aptyp]

awesome idea, if you can make it happen.

But then again, put 2 caliper on the flywheel, I mean how crazy can you get versus what gain? Plus removing that unsprung weight in the rear would further mess up your front/rear balance. it's 53/47 stock, with you moving that weight in, you'll be much redistributing that weight, making your cross section weight difference higher. Think it through, do all the math.

[Jean]

Meh....most braking is done upfront. Stock rears are just fine, play with putting different compounds toget a better balance or get an adjustable brake bias system installed imho.

[george graves]

You car better be balls to the wall awesome before you spend that much time on the rear breaks.

[xLibelle]

in a race car, removing ALL the braking weight from the wheels would kick ass, allowing several pounds removed from the rear unsprung.

mounting would be slightly difficult. half shafts would be fine but greater strain would be applied to the diff's output bearings. not to mention brake jobs would suck big time.

[BeirBrennerE30]

what the....

Ok here is how you remove unprung mass from the e30 rear suspension and improve braking.

2 piece rotor with aluminium hats. Use hydraulic ebrake and remove all cable crap.
Nice set of lightweight calipers.
Nice light set of forged wheels.
Convert to rear coilovers and redesign traling arms to be light, strong and better yet adjustable.
Titanium lug nuts ;)

no inboard brakes...

[Aptyp]

Yeah, titanium/carbon fiber brake parts would be awesome.

[AndrewBird]

Why not just put one rotor on the driveshaft like Mastrcruse was saying. By putting it on that side of the diff, you increase the stopping power, meaning you need less brakes. One rotor that was the size of the stock one placed before the diff would be better then both stock ones in the stock location.

[zedfez]

What if you mounted the brake directly on the engine? If you could find to attach a flange to the end of the crankshaft (in front of the timing belt pulley) you could put a giant brake disk right behind the radiator. That would also provide optimal brake cooling.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Why not just put one rotor on the driveshaft like Mastrcruse was saying. By putting it on that side of the diff, you increase the stopping power, meaning you need less brakes. One rotor that was the size of the stock one placed before the diff would be better then both stock ones in the stock location.

It's a real car not the tc3 in mai garage son. Stop the Jato to e30 comparison.