Left/right vs. Front/rear brakes

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  • erm11
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 495

    #1

    Left/right vs. Front/rear brakes

    Modern day LM's benefit more from left/right braking adjustments ? Thinking trail braking on corner entry would be advantageous with this vs. front/rear.
  • Matt49
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2007
    • 3123

    #2
    Unless you're using brake floaters or caliper attached to the birdcage (pretty rare these days), left to right adjustment won't make a bit of difference in the rear other than which set of pads you want to wear out faster.

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    • mickley.28
      Junior Member
      • Feb 2017
      • 19

      #3
      left to right on the front can make a big difference in how the car enters the corner... I think most people in the late model class are running 3 wheel brake with the right front turned off though?

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      • Matt49
        Senior Member
        • Jun 2007
        • 3123

        #4
        Another thing to note is that most people are running smaller pistons on the RF caliper to assist some with turn in.
        If you're a guy that trail brakes all the time, 3 wheel brake is pretty much a must because that driving style can make the car a lot tighter on entry. I know one guy that is exclusively a trail brake guy and he doesn't even have the RF caliper plumbed. It's just bolted on because the rules state we have to have a caliper at each corner.
        All that being said, if you aren't a trail braker, I would argue that if you need 3 wheel brake to make your car turn, your car is way too tight.

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