I don't think floaters are that hard to maintain. At least I don't have to put silicone to seal the axles from leaking constantly, which is a plus. I also decided against building camber into the housing because I was a little bit afraid of increased wear and tear. Not sure how real those fears were though. All I would say, and I couldn't help but think of this when I saw the OLC floater, is to make sure to put in some inner tube axle seals if you're planning on driving lots of miles of interstate and track time. You probably have it all figured out James, but I figured I'd throw it out because most people aren't aware of the inner tube axles seals. At least I wasn't. I think Payton suggested I use them to prevent a tiny bit of leaking I've had during track time. On the One Lap they would provide added peace of to help insure that the grease on the floater's bearings doesn't get washed out.
Doug, as to your question, I am not running an internal hat style parking brake. I wasn't really thinking about it at the time. I figure I can always just add little caliper to the rear rotor if I want.
BTW, I missed you and the Rennermobile at Cars and Coffee. My car "decided" to show up with a flat tire again just to strike up some good conversation without you around.
Matt
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