On Fri, Aug 03, 2007 at 08:21:59AM +0930, Eric Erickson wrote:
# I now have disc brakes on the rear yet I believe they have made no
# substantial difference to my braking on the racetrack from in excess
# of 100mph.
#
# In fact any improvement they have made has possibly been offset by
# the lack of "feel" I used to get with the rear drums. And when I am
# braking from 100mph plus, I am braking HARD. Nowdays I fiddle with
# brake bias to try to replicate that "feel" I used to have,
Interesting. The reason that I want to install discs on my BGT is
because after a few laps, the drums wear enough that I have to pump
the brakes a couple times every time I need to brake to keep the pedal
from sinking halfway to the floor. And I already have braided steel
lines.
My hope was that with discs, the brakes would automatically adjust
themselves and I wouldn't have to do the three pump tap dance every
time I needed to slow down.
What disc brake system are you using?
# I run on soft compound, 205*50*15 tyres and I could lock those with
What wheel and tire? I was running Kumho 195-60-14 on Minitors. I want
to shift to 15s so I can use the same tires as my spec miata.
# the drums so I am not sure how much more braking you could use. With
# the rest of the braking system as standard all you need is a slightly
# stronger right leg than those guys with all disc, all powered
# brakes :-)
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Larry Colen lrc@red4est.com http://www.red4est.com/lrc
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