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Re: Girling Rear Disk Brakes for TR3/4?

To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Girling Rear Disk Brakes for TR3/4?
From: d spence <dkspence@telus.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 23:51:09 -0700
Not that hard at all. I've had the 4A's pedal go soft after six laps of 
the old Edmonton International speedway chasing a TR3A with a hot 4A 
engine.  This was a CanAm track, 2.5 miles but we were on the 1.75 
short course and used only half the straight.
On Monday, November 14, 2005, at 06:06 PM, Triumphs@Autox.team.net 
daily digest wrote:

> The real question, IMO, is why ?  You'll overheat the front brakes long
> before the back ones, and it takes a LOT to overheat the front brakes. 
>  I've
> raced down mountains and not had any trouble with the stock brakes
> overheating.  I have managed to overheat them as an experiment, but it 
> took
> a very determined effort with full throttle combined with heavy 
> braking for
> many minutes.  And the back brakes still worked just fine.
>
> If you're just looking for "bling", go buy a Honda.


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