Why do the back brake calipers look different than the front?
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Why do the back brake calipers look different than the front?
Just bought the car, 2008 Acura TL. Why do my front brake calipers look different than the back? I'm not a car guy but I'm trying to learn. Are they missing covers?
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They are different. Bigger brakes on front... Type S and manual cars get even bigger brakes on front.... Just ugly calipers that you can paint if you feel the need. Thinking about painting them myself... Lots of ppl here have done it and it looks good.
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What?! That is an outright lie. You *totally* have to pump them up to be the same size. Someone failed to do that step on OPs car. Uh oh.
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Do you think it's covered under warranty?!
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LoL. So many smartasses here.
Most vehicles have larger brakes up front with smaller brakes in the back. This is simply because the front brakes soak up the brunt of the force when braking. Therefore, they need to be a bit beefier. For a long time, drum brakes were used on the rear axle because the rear wheels don't need to "brake" as hard, and drum brakes, while less effective than discs, were also cheaper. Sometimes you'll still see drums on less expensive vehicles.
Anyway, totally normal. It's the status quo with most vehicles.
Most vehicles have larger brakes up front with smaller brakes in the back. This is simply because the front brakes soak up the brunt of the force when braking. Therefore, they need to be a bit beefier. For a long time, drum brakes were used on the rear axle because the rear wheels don't need to "brake" as hard, and drum brakes, while less effective than discs, were also cheaper. Sometimes you'll still see drums on less expensive vehicles.
Anyway, totally normal. It's the status quo with most vehicles.
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Smartasses? Us??
LoL. So many smartasses here.
Most vehicles have larger brakes up front with smaller brakes in the back. This is simply because the front brakes soak up the brunt of the force when braking. Therefore, they need to be a bit beefier. For a long time, drum brakes were used on the rear axle because the rear wheels don't need to "brake" as hard, and drum brakes, while less effective than discs, were also cheaper. Sometimes you'll still see drums on less expensive vehicles.
Anyway, totally normal. It's the status quo with most vehicles.
Most vehicles have larger brakes up front with smaller brakes in the back. This is simply because the front brakes soak up the brunt of the force when braking. Therefore, they need to be a bit beefier. For a long time, drum brakes were used on the rear axle because the rear wheels don't need to "brake" as hard, and drum brakes, while less effective than discs, were also cheaper. Sometimes you'll still see drums on less expensive vehicles.
Anyway, totally normal. It's the status quo with most vehicles.
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ugh.. had to edit the title
why is spelling so hard?
why is spelling so hard?
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