1982 New low-drag disc brakes were featured, as standard equipment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_Eagle Piston retraction and wear compensation for low-drag disc brakes Get related patents on CD United States Patent 4386682 Link to this page http://www.wikipatents.com/4386682.html Inventor(s) Woo; Ji Y. (South Bend, IN); Ritsema; Irving R. (South Bend, IN) Abstract A disc brake 10 has a caliper 34 including apparatus 52 for retracting the piston 68 of the fluid motor portion 44 of the caliper to a non-braking position when the brake is not applied. Consequently, runout, wobble, or axial movement of the brake disc 12 may space the friction elements 62, 64 of the brake from the friction faces 18, 20 of the brake disc so that the friction elements do not drag on the disc when the brake is not applied. Publication info: FR2470900 A1 - 1981-06-12 FR2470900 B1 - 1985-04-19 .... The invention provides a low-drag pin-type floating-caliper disc brake for a .. http://www.wikipatents.com/gb/2065249.html So are the DeLorean disc brakes Low Drag or Not? and if not, are their better low drag replacements? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/