65 brakes?
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06 Merc E55, 996TT
65 brakes?
Are the brakes that come on the 65s the same as the 55s??? i know the rotors are floating? will these rotors fit with 55 Calipers? Would these rotors be a good upgrade? Thanks for your help guys!
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The S65 brakes are HUGE ... I think I have a pic ...
See this thread
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/139844-amg-geneva-motor-show.html
See this thread
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/139844-amg-geneva-motor-show.html
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3rd pic down you can see that the caliper isnt one piece like the e/cls etc..
https://mbworld.org/forums/ml55-amg-ml63-amg-w163-w164/168957-ml63-pics.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/ml55-amg-ml63-amg-w163-w164/168957-ml63-pics.html
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The 65's have a floating rotor, I dont think the ML does. The new E/CLS also along with the CLS 55/63 with 030 have floating rotors. So indeed the brakes are very different.
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Like the new S65, it uses twin sliding calipers (total of four pads) on a composite disc. The system was developed for AMG by Continental - press release here: http://www.conti-online.com/generato...lipers_en.html
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The S65 brakes are huge. But they use good old sliding 2 piston caliper. I wonder if they perform better than the fixed 6 pots from the E63 and SL65. If not why would they use inferior brake on their AMG flagship sedan??
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My guess would be that these brakes are far more cost effective than the old brakes, while still being very effective at their duties. Wheel clearance has probably improved as well.