On Sun, 19 Oct 1997, Trevor Boicey wrote:
>
> Well, you could always set the balance right. But you
> might find that the balance is so light on the rears
> that the discs are useless.
Exactly!
I have extensive experience with Fiat X 1/9s which have 4wheel disks. And
even on these cars, with a more rear than mid engine, the rear disks do so
little work that a common problem is that they get stuck due to
underworking :)
> I have all wheel discs in my Toyota, and they are nice,
> but they are more complex than discs. A lot of this is
> because the back brakes are both discs and drums, the
> drums being the handbrake. These units are complex and
> from what I hear often have serious corrosion problems.
>
> How do four-wheel-disc midgets handle the handbrake issue?
Many cars just use the disk brakes for a hand brake and end up with a
lousy handbrake. (disk brakes take more force. That's why most disk brake
cars have power brakes and disk handbrakes don't work well).
Ulix __/__,__
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'67 Sprite
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