Reply to "Upgrading brakes"

I personaly had not given it much thought but after reading your post and thinking about it you have a valid point. Leverage is one of the miggest force muitipliers. So it makes sense that any extension of the wheel mass would be something you would want to avoid. By extending the hat to the outside you are increasing the leverage the entire wheel mass exerts on the axle and the bearings. Even at the small numbers
we are talking about (in regard to increased length of the out side mounted Hat) With the common increase in wheel diameter , weight,and tire width the amount of mass and stress on the components is already increased substantailly beyond the original design values.Increasing this mass, then increasing the leverage by extending the hat length and using aluminum instead of steel sounds like a recipe for trouble. This is all hypothetical but to me it makes sense. When you consider the ramifications of a failure ( possible loss of a wheel, damage to the other compnents including possible body damage and the risk of death if you lost a wheel at a critical moment) all seem like good reasons to make every effort to REDUCE the forces exerted on this area not increase them.
Just my opinion (all based on hypothesis )"your results and opinion my differ"

Boyd