nice brakes on myvi. i think there shudnt be a problem with brake skidding as the owner had installed huge wheels. u know..big = heavy = higher inertia/momentumfacelift said:
in my knowledge 4 pot refers to the number of pistons in a caliper. if u view a caliper from one side it looks like having single piston but normally it has an opposite reaction piston on the other side. slow cars use such design. sufficient for auntie kind of driving. for most of us here..i reckon 4 pots caliper.
cross drilled brakes refer to the rotors @ the disc itself. normally rear discs are made solid. but front ones work harder and generate more heat thus they need to be cooled better. one way is to create self ventilation. the disc is made thicker to house fins in between. when brake temperature is controlled, fade is sumthing we shudnt worry about.
cross drilled brakes are so called as they are drilled from side to side in a pattern like one line from the outer egde to the inner. function? lighter discs, maintained operating temperature and cleaner from brake dust.
the last in my knowledge is slotted discs...it has grooves within the rotor surface.
the target is all same - optimum braking power and less fade.
