Disc brake caliper position on the rotor has little effect on real-world brake efficiency—as long as the bleed screws end up at 12 o'clock. Disc brake calipers may mount on the rotor "in lead" or "in ...

In our continuing saga to build a daily driver '66 Slant Six Dart GT, it was time to ditch the drums for front disc brakes. The small 9-inch drums had to go. While they worked perfectly without ...

Drum brakes, shown in Figure 14-5, are the oldest type of brakes still on the road. Their main advantage is that they require less hydraulic pressure to stop your vehicle because the brake shoes tend ...

There’s no question that replacing original drum brakes with disc brakes is one of the best safety upgrades you can make to a vintage Mustang. Today, the options include modern calipers and rotors, ...

One reason that today's vehicles are the safest in history is that, since 1968, all vehicles come equipped with dual brake systems to ensure that if one set of brakes fails, the other set can still ...

Your car's brake system is one of its most critical components. It should come as no surprise that the brake system is responsible for stopping your vehicle and keeping it stationary as long as your ...

Rolling down the road, a truck's tires generate significant inertia when the weighty rolling stock get to spinning. To bring the vehicle down from speed, a brake system is employed. In this article we ...