Spirit
27-06-2004, 09:38 AM
Just seen in this months Jap Performance Mag that Tarox have launched a new 12 pot system, here is some info:
The TAR-OX brake 12 pot caliper brake upgrade is available for all performance cars fitted with a least 18” wheels.
Larger wheel diameters (18”+) allow larger discs (340mm-360mm diameter) to be fitted, but larger cast discs will also be heavier. The solution is to decrease the braking surface area of the discs as much as possible and mount it on a bigger light alloy hub. The B350 12 pot caliper makes this possible by using smaller multiple pistons to spread the pressure area around the outer circumference of the discs so that much of the centre portion of the discs can be removed.The B350 12 pot caliper does the same job as a massive conventional caliper would but without the weight penalty of a massive disc to go with it.
The other advantage the B350 12 pot caliper has is that on conventional caliper this size pad wear would become a problem as one edge would wear more than the other. This problem has been solved by using four pads per caliper and six pots per pair of pads to evenly distribute the pressure applied.Using six pots per pair of pads also allows different bore sizes to be used to even out wear characteristics .
The TAR-OX B350 12 pot caliper is also available in 8 pot version.
Each kit contains 2 twelve pistons brake calipers, 2 brake discs including alloy bells, 2 adaptor clamps, 1 set of 8 brake pads and 1 set of brake lines
The conversion kits are available with the spiral grooved F2000 discs as standard or with Sport Japan Plus or D95 discs as an option. For top end performance, twelve pot brake conversion kits are also available with Metal/Ceramic discs.
The TAR-OX brake 12 pot caliper brake upgrade is available for all performance cars fitted with a least 18” wheels.
Larger wheel diameters (18”+) allow larger discs (340mm-360mm diameter) to be fitted, but larger cast discs will also be heavier. The solution is to decrease the braking surface area of the discs as much as possible and mount it on a bigger light alloy hub. The B350 12 pot caliper makes this possible by using smaller multiple pistons to spread the pressure area around the outer circumference of the discs so that much of the centre portion of the discs can be removed.The B350 12 pot caliper does the same job as a massive conventional caliper would but without the weight penalty of a massive disc to go with it.
The other advantage the B350 12 pot caliper has is that on conventional caliper this size pad wear would become a problem as one edge would wear more than the other. This problem has been solved by using four pads per caliper and six pots per pair of pads to evenly distribute the pressure applied.Using six pots per pair of pads also allows different bore sizes to be used to even out wear characteristics .
The TAR-OX B350 12 pot caliper is also available in 8 pot version.
Each kit contains 2 twelve pistons brake calipers, 2 brake discs including alloy bells, 2 adaptor clamps, 1 set of 8 brake pads and 1 set of brake lines
The conversion kits are available with the spiral grooved F2000 discs as standard or with Sport Japan Plus or D95 discs as an option. For top end performance, twelve pot brake conversion kits are also available with Metal/Ceramic discs.