Hi, Guest
06-03-2004, 02:19 PM
I read an article in car and driver: boost mag, they did a write up on upgrading your brakes. Doing the wrong upgrades like a big brake conversion in the front could actually increase your stopping distance if you haven't compensated in the rear.
They went into detail about the braking pressure required to apply the front brakes was less, and you would therefor be applying less pressure to the rear and having less braking in the rear. Then you would have increased brake force on the front brakes, less on the rear with a total braking force less that what they started with.
It would suck spending lots of dough on a nice big brake package on the front and end up with worse brakes.
They went into detail about the braking pressure required to apply the front brakes was less, and you would therefor be applying less pressure to the rear and having less braking in the rear. Then you would have increased brake force on the front brakes, less on the rear with a total braking force less that what they started with.
It would suck spending lots of dough on a nice big brake package on the front and end up with worse brakes.