Does anyone have a link to the bushings you guys are talking about?
Does anyone have a link to the bushings you guys are talking about?
Mike Uhlinger
Here you go Mike:
http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html...ODUCT_ID=CBMW1
The issue is that all of these cars have single-piston sliding calipers, and the caliper slides on metal pin, but with a rubber bushing. The brake can feel really squishy and cause uneven pad wear due to the flexibility in the rubber, especially as the pads get low and the piston is extended.
These metal replacements are very common for track cars and BMWCCA club racing.
Josh Sirota
ITR '99 BMW Z3 Coupe
Oh my goodness!!!
You mean the designers of The Ultimate Driving Machine have made an engineering error that leads to their creation having a perceived flaw for track use?
No way, I don't believe it. All the BMW Club track days start out with "Your BMW was born and bred for the track, it'll be fine to use just as is...."
Heaven forbid we get uneven pad wear and a really squishy pedal.....Jeez, I wish that was all I had to worry about on my IT dinosaur.
Thanks for the great read on a Monday morning.
Reminds me of the golden days of IT.
ITR #41 '93 BMW E36 CFR/FR
"All My Ex's Have Rolex's"
While we're kicking this can down the road, I would like to mention one of my pet peeves. There is a word that is used a lot in this forum that sometimes only adds to the confusion hereabouts... the word is "free", as in "...bushings are free", "pads are free", etc, etc.
The word "free" does not exist in the ITCS, and to my knowledge, never has. Since the word "free" means many things to many people, and since it is not in the ITCS, I would suggest we quit using it.
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