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Old 03-25-2011, 06:59 PM   #121 (permalink)
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Modern disc brakes are designed to completely remove the pad from the rotor.
So there will be no parasitic drag there.
If you have a car less than 15 years old with dragging rotors, you have a problem that needs to be addressed.

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