Yes, the E-type had inboard discs which was the reason the entire
differential and suspension system were enclosed in a steel cage. The
downside was that doing any brake work beyond just changing pads (such
as turning the discs) required dropping the entire rear suspension out
of the car. The cage was bolted to the monocoque body with four
rubber/steel mounts rather like engine mounts (two pieces of steel with
a rubber block bonded between). On my car 2-1/2 of the mounts came
apart whilst I was running down my twisting mountain road to work one
morning. There wasn't much left holding things in place.
Chuck Norcutt
Paul Braun wrote:
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> The Prince of Darkness played havoc with my Sunbeam Alpine (what I drove
>> before the XKE) but I drove the XKE to work everyday for about 4 years
>> and it never failed to startup and get me there... until the day the
>> rear suspension cage nearly fell out of the car on a winding mountain
>> road. But that's a long, ugly story.
>>
> Ouch!
>
> I'm trying to remember -- did the XKE have inboard brake discs like the
> XJ6, or was that a later development?
>
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