High Caliper Braking - Corvette Standard 4-Wheel Disc Brakes 650275
The four-wheel brake system with separate parking brake was made available as standard equipment on the Chevrolet Corvette. This new system developed by Chevrolet and Delco Moraine meets specific sports car requirements such as increasing total braking effectiveness, giving more stopping power, and improving vehicle control through increased braking feel.
The disc brake gives virtual fade free performance which is achieved through use of a ventilated disc which dissipates heat rapidly and keeps brake linings within their working temperature range.
Intensive proving ground and road tests, as discussed in this paper, prove the overall performance of the disc brake system.
Citation: Arkus-Duntov, Z., Brown, A., and Shaw, A., "High Caliper Braking - Corvette Standard 4-Wheel Disc Brakes," SAE Technical Paper 650275, 1965, https://doi.org/10.4271/650275. Download Citation
Author(s):
Zora Arkus-Duntov, Arnold R. Brown, Arthur R. Shaw
Affiliated:
Chevrolet Motor Div., General Motors Corp., Delco Moraine Div., General Motors Corp.
Pages: 17
Event:
1965 International Automotive Engineering Congress and Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1965 Transactions-V74-A, The Chevrolet Corvette-PT-118
Related Topics:
Disc brakes
Braking systems
Brake linings
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