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MCubed45	Apr-02-04 04:48 PM
Member since Sep 17th 2002 2706 posts,

#23326, "RE: upgrading brakes is pointless."
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Originally posted by jamesman
This increases the static friction coefficient and therefore makes the car stop faster, if you can come near the static friction limit of the tires with the brakes.

KINETIC friction...

not that anyone cares i'm just being anal

STATIC friction only comes into play when you're trying to push the car from a stand still with the brakes on. that is hard to do. mostly because cars are heavy so the normal force is large.

-marc

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upgrading brakes is pointless. [View all] , chrysler kid, Mar-20-04 09:53 PM

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., Nackers, Mar-20-04 10:01 PM, #1

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., RickyMeeses, Mar-21-04 02:55 AM, #2

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., eclipse_99rs, Mar-21-04 04:27 AM, #3

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., a_miller_76, Mar-21-04 04:43 AM, #4

RE: upgrading brakes on a dsm is pointless., chrysler kid, Mar-21-04 06:31 AM, #5

RE: upgrading brakes on a dsm is pointless., Team

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etx, Mar-21-04 06:50 AM, #6

RE: upgrading brakes on a dsm is pointless., WickedESi, Mar-21-04 07:19 AM, #7

RE: upgrading brakes on a dsm is pointless., RickyMeeses, Mar-21-04 09:54 AM, #8

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., gilee_8, Mar-21-04 09:54 AM, #9

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., bullox, Mar-21-04 10:04 AM, #10

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., a_miller_76, Mar-21-04 10:25 AM, #11

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., GhEttOrAiD, Apr-03-04 07:17 PM, #36

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., Team

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Avenger, Mar-21-04 11:45 AM, #12

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., Nackers, Mar-21-04 02:47 PM, #13

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., Uberingram, Mar-21-04 09:05 PM, #14

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., RickyMeeses, Mar-22-04 01:37 AM, #15

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., Vigo, Mar-22-04 09:22 AM, #16

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., The1Bill, Mar-22-04 09:38 AM, #17

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., Skrilla, Mar-23-04 07:42 AM, #18

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., turbo8u, Mar-23-04 08:08 AM, #19

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., eclipse_99rs, Mar-23-04 04:31 PM, #20

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., thedawg, Mar-23-04 10:37 PM, #21

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., Mystic511, Mar-24-04 09:55 AM, #22

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., jamesman, Mar-25-04 05:26 AM, #23

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., pn0ymahal, Mar-25-04 05:59 AM, #24

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., thedawg, Mar-25-04 10:51 AM, #28

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., Super20G, Mar-25-04 06:25 AM, #25

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., Super20G, Mar-25-04 09:38 AM, #26

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., turbo8u, Mar-25-04 09:52 AM, #27

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., Super20G, Mar-25-04 02:40 PM, #29

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., turbo8u, Mar-25-04 03:07 PM, #30

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., HadesOmega, Mar-25-04 09:03 PM, #31

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., The1Bill, Mar-26-04 12:54 PM, #32

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., MCubed45, Mar-30-04 01:57 AM, #33

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., jamesman, Mar-30-04 09:09 AM, #34

RE: upgrading brakes is pointless., MCubed45, Apr-02-04 04:48 PM #35

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