[from Gavin Ivory]
>I think my front disc brakes [new and upgraded] are locking-up way before
>I'm getting full stopping power from my rear drums [shoes, cylinders in good
>shape, with no air]. I'd like to install a brake prop valve, which I
>understand gets spliced into the rear brake lines. Question is: Am I right
>in thinking that the prop valve can only decrease the pressure to the rear
>brakes, and if so, where do I install it if I want more fluid flowing to the
>rear brakes. Put it on the front brake lines??
You are correct. I have never seen a disk/drum combo lock the
fronts up before the rear. This sounds like a *problem* and
plumbing a prop valve in the front line is NOT the solution.
What car?
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