Brake Calliper Supplier

[hr603764]

Who usually supply or make brake calliper? and also the rotor

[MCoach]

Some teams such as Michigan-Ann Arbor make both their own caliper and rotor.

Teams have a lot of different packaging and cost considerations to meet. So, our team makes our own rotors and buys our calipers off the shelf.

[hr603764]

which company did u guys use to make custom rotors?

[MCoach]

I designed them and they were cut locally.

[hr603764]

how do you determine using 10" or smaller disk?
Is there any calculation you need to do first?

[MCoach]

*sigh*
Yup. Get reading.

http://www.stoptech.com/docs/m...s-of-braking-systems (http://www.stoptech.com/docs/media-center-documents/the-physics-of-braking-systems)

Also, see other brake threads I've posted in.
The search function works wonders.

[Rex Chan]

We buy calipers (Wilwood make really cheap calipers for $100 each, AP Racing make really expensive ones, but are more compact).

We make rotors (laser cut mild steel works well, as is the backup design for most teams; our "good" designs are made using off the shelf rotors for production cars. Not sure how we reduce thickness, but they are waterjet cut with pattern/float button holes.)