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      05-10-2022, 11:01 AM   #52
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Originally Posted by JustinHEMI View Post
Oh I know how they work, I'm looking more for justification of the bold. Most of the braking is up front, is there objective evidence to show that the floating is worse in some way than the solid in a rear application?

Do the M cars with them stop in a longer distance, for example, than previous gens?
If you want consistency in braking you go with fixed calipers. If you were to swap out the rear calipers with fixed ones, yes the car would stop quicker. How much would it shave off on the stopping distance no one can answer until you do the test, but it will be less.
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