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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Brake Upgrades
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<blockquote data-quote="Dirty Dog" data-source="post: 458541" data-attributes="member: 24042"><p>Is this a concern based on anything real, or just a gut feeling or anecdotes? I've not been able to find anything other than "my friends cousins neighbor Bob knew a guy who said they heard...".</p><p></p><p>I did check with one of our kids. His BS is Mechanical Engineering. His MS is in Control Systems Engineering and his PhD is in Railroad Engineering. He investigates derailments, crashes trains, and blows trains up for various government agencies, that sort of thing. His current project is related to the Hyperloop Project. His reply was that surface irregularities add surface area, which is good for cooling, and also potentially add stress concentrators and crack/corrosion initiation points. But he added that he couldn't imagine any real-world circumstance in which a Jeep would be exposed to enough mud/water for a long enough time for it to have any impact. Normal wear will result in replacement long before any theoretical damage from moisture.</p><p></p><p>The brake experts at places like Baer, Willwood, and Powerstop seem to agree.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dirty Dog, post: 458541, member: 24042"] Is this a concern based on anything real, or just a gut feeling or anecdotes? I've not been able to find anything other than "my friends cousins neighbor Bob knew a guy who said they heard...". I did check with one of our kids. His BS is Mechanical Engineering. His MS is in Control Systems Engineering and his PhD is in Railroad Engineering. He investigates derailments, crashes trains, and blows trains up for various government agencies, that sort of thing. His current project is related to the Hyperloop Project. His reply was that surface irregularities add surface area, which is good for cooling, and also potentially add stress concentrators and crack/corrosion initiation points. But he added that he couldn't imagine any real-world circumstance in which a Jeep would be exposed to enough mud/water for a long enough time for it to have any impact. Normal wear will result in replacement long before any theoretical damage from moisture. The brake experts at places like Baer, Willwood, and Powerstop seem to agree. [/QUOTE]
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