Briggs wrote:
Rear brakes compensate for 30 precent of overall braking correct? On a light car such as a Locost how hot do you think those rear brakes will actually get?
VERY HOT! While the car may be lighter but because of that reduced weight it can go faster quicker which means it has a greater speed to shed and people smarter than me say shedding speed trumps mere weight.
I've seen inboards in action on a 7ish vehicle and seals are definitely an issue plus accessiblilty sucks big time! How often do you change your brake pads?
Change them before a track day? It will now be triple or quadruple the time you normally take to do this "little" chore.
Heat build up affects more than just the seals. What's going to be located close to the brakes or right over them? That will be different on most cars, but how will that heat affect whatever's there?
Where are you putting your gas tank? I hope not right over the diff and inboard brakes because that means you can't make a removable access panel to allow you to get to the brakes.
A track only exo-skeleton with unlimited access sounds like an awesome car for inboards, but definitely not the best set up for a dual purpose car or a traditional 7.