Author Topic: Importance of wheel openings for disk brake cooling?  (Read 617 times)

Offline Ornamental

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Importance of wheel openings for disk brake cooling?
« on: May 26, 2009 - 04:41:32 AM »
Will the lack of openings in the wheel badly affect the cooling of the disk brakes?




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Re: Importance of wheel openings for disk brake cooling?
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2009 - 08:38:28 AM »
If it's just regular driving, it should not make a difference.

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Re: Importance of wheel openings for disk brake cooling?
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2009 - 11:13:03 AM »
Alum will act as a heat sink & draw out a lot of heat

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