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Old 01-30-2015, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by tjts1 View Post
... Also theres far less pedal travel and less squishiness with the 4 piston calipers. Something to consider if you track your car.

If Mercedes thought 262mm brakes were so great they wouldn't have put 284mm brakes on the 190e 2.3-16.
https://i.imgur.com/8wp2PVs.jpg
I bet most of that squishiness comes from that floating saddle design
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