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1967 American Motors Rambler Project Car Brakes

The caliper can be mounted either in front of or behind the disc. The theory here is that race cars run calipers in front of the rotor in the rear of the car and behind the rotor in the front to control the polar moment of inertia. The reality is that the caliper needs to clear the steering linkage, and the bleeder needs to be on top so you can bleed air out of it. We mounted ours full-race style.
1967 American Motors Rambler - Build a $3,500 Street Machine

 The caliper can be mounted either in front of or behind the disc. The theory here is that race cars run calipers in front of the rotor in the rear of the car and behind the rotor in the front to control the polar moment of inertia. The reality is that the caliper needs to clear the steering linkage, and the bleeder needs to be on top so you can bleed air out of it. We mounted ours full-race style.  View Related Article

 

 

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