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Wrote two papers, physics of braking and physics of light for the grenadier

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They are posted as a resource here:

I summarized how big brake kits really work and why they matter in an easy to follow science based manner. In the end its all physics.

I also wrote a similar guide for auxillary lights. This was something i researched for myself last year and people have been asking me about.
So i wrote down the key data points and laid out how to choose lights that suits your driving environment and vehicle. Here i spent some time on wiring as well.
Color Temperature, Lux vs lumens, CRI, its all laid out so you can choose your own tradeoffs.

Hopefully you all benefit from it
 
Thank you @parb . I had a quick squiz at your lighting document, it’s nicely written with a lot of good information so I’ll be adding both to my holiday reading pile. Well done!

Cheers Steve
 
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They are posted as a resource here:

I summarized how big brake kits really work and why they matter in an easy to follow science based manner. In the end its all physics.

I also wrote a similar guide for auxillary lights. This was something i researched for myself last year and people have been asking me about.
So i wrote down the key data points and laid out how to choose lights that suits your driving environment and vehicle. Here i spent some time on wiring as well.
Color Temperature, Lux vs lumens, CRI, its all laid out so you can choose your own tradeoffs.

Hopefully you all benefit from it
Thanks!

One quick comment: while increase in the brake pad area does not directly increase braking force and torque, the shear acting on the brake pad layer near the rotor is decreased inversely proportional to the area. Exactly why high-horsepower cars need fat tires - friction is the same until the rubber shears off.
 
They are posted as a resource here:

I summarized how big brake kits really work and why they matter in an easy to follow science based manner. In the end its all physics.

I also wrote a similar guide for auxillary lights. This was something i researched for myself last year and people have been asking me about.
So i wrote down the key data points and laid out how to choose lights that suits your driving environment and vehicle. Here i spent some time on wiring as well.
Color Temperature, Lux vs lumens, CRI, its all laid out so you can choose your own tradeoffs.

Hopefully you all benefit from it
Very impressive indeed! Would you mind sharing pictures of your personal auxiliary lights set-up (page 9 of the lights guide)?
 
Thanks!

One quick comment: while increase in the brake pad area does not directly increase braking force and torque, the shear acting on the brake pad layer near the rotor is decreased inversely proportional to the area. Exactly why high-horsepower cars need fat tires - friction is the same until the rubber shears off.
Its a good point that i didn't dwell into. Stress = Force / Area . Yes it is completely true that if you concentrate too much force into too small of an area the material itself can't handle it and will literally decompose. Since none of the design parameters in the grenadier fits that concern super well i kind of skipped it. But it is a factor for sure.
 
Very impressive indeed! Would you mind sharing pictures of your personal auxiliary lights set-up (page 9 of the lights guide)?
Hi Emil,
do you want daytime pictures or both day pictures for mounting and night time pictures for how the scene looks like as its lit up?
 
Hi Emil,
do you want daytime pictures or both day pictures for mounting and night time pictures for how the scene looks like as its lit up?
Daytime would be very helpful - I trust your technical assessment, but have no idea how the products look like and mounting. Greatly appreciated!
 
Closeup of the Triple-R ditch light on the RRE mount:
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a picture of the light with the cover on it.
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Baja XL-R 80's in the grille with the Linear Elite 42 on the roof rack.
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A closeup of the Triple-R Linear Elite 42. Very, very low profile.
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