TeGGeR® wrote:
> "butch burton" <spacetrax@wi.rr.com> wrote in
> news:1120594015.562808.29930@o13g2000cwo.googlegro ups.com:
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> <snip>
>>Have always wondered why auto makers put such small pads on the rear.
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> Two reasons:
> 1) To give them a chance of getting even remotely warm in use
> 2) To make the parking brake bite properly with reasonable effort.

Why would small pads enable the p-brake to bite any better than large pads?