Has Anyone Ever Seen these Brakes

[Myviperisfaster]

Has any one ever seen these on a car. Or does anyone know how they work. The pic was takin with them on an m3.

http://www.dtmpower.net/ppost2/data/529/1584brakes.jpg

[SJTrance]

Is there such thing as too much brakes? I think that I remember reading somewhere that two calipers would surpass the grip of the tires.

[Kevlar]

something is wrong with that picture... looks as if somebody copied/pasted the caliper on the other side. the shading on the left caliper looks all off.

[Preppy]

gawdang, those things are CRAZAY!

EDIT: Kevin is right, those look very PShopped if you look carefully. Good eye!

[binh]

i agree..something looks wrong on the left side of the rotor hat as well..

[Myviperisfaster]

Ok guys you were right that specific picture has been photo chopped. But there is such a thing, They are either considered dual caliper brakes or symmetrical caliper brakes. Its funny to think that you could actually have a total of 18 pistons in the front of your car. Here is a pic of a wilwood kit.

[Myviperisfaster]

http://www.magnumforceracing.com/store4/wilwood/wilwood_dual2.jpg

[Def]

You would most likely overheat your rotors, and not really gain much from that.

If the rotor is covered by hot brake pads twice as long, it will cool much less.

[BCM M3]

I know a guy that has a porsche le mans racecar from the late 80's, and it's got 2 calipers at each wheel. That car is incredible.

[robepa]

Putting two brake calipers on one rotor has many draw back associated with and is only used as a last resort unless it were for show and not function. As mentioned previously cooling can be an issue because so much of the rotor is covered. It is also desirable to locate the otter tie rod joint as far outboard as possible, i.e. as close to the rotor as possible to minimize bump steer. The second caliper often gets in the way of this. Also weight and friction are the enemies of suspensions, and the second caliper increases the un-sprung weight dramatically! This is why it is rarely used. Trans-Am uses water misters in the brake cooling ducts during some races.
Cheers
Paul

[alexd]

that is the worst photoshop job ever

[Kevlar]

Originally posted by robepa
Trans-Am uses water misters in the brake cooling ducts during some races.
Cheers
Paul

WRC cars actually use water-cooled calipers to help keep the temperatures in check.