[Fot] brake bias

[Rocky Entriken]

Aw come on, guys. There's always that long, boring straightaway!  :-)

Rocket J. Squirrel

(When autocrossing, my eyes are on the course, my ears are on the tach).

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RACER BUD" <budscars at comcast.net>
To: "Mike Munson" <fasttrs at mindspring.com>; "'rob'" <19to1tr6 at comcast.net>; 
"'Bill Babcock'" <Billb at bnj.com>
Cc: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] brake bias


> Whoa!...if someone is not able to check  gauges on a road course..they 
> should not be out there.
> Racer Bud
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Munson" <fasttrs at mindspring.com>
> To: "'rob'" <19to1tr6 at comcast.net>; "'Bill Babcock'" <Billb at bnj.com>
> Cc: <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] brake bias
>
>
>> I've been told "if you have enough time to look at your gauges you're not
>> going fast enough or braking late enough". LOL
>>
>> I have never noticed any feedback from my pedal but have heard some 
>> clicking
>> due to run out on a car with mufflers. A light turning of the rotors 
>> solved
>> the problem.
>>
>> Mike
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On
>> Behalf Of rob
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 3:05 PM
>> To: Bill Babcock
>> Cc: fot at autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] brake bias
>>
>> On Randalls sujestion i did a quick check on the disc thickness on  about 
>> 10
>> locations   Many are the same and the most variation is .006 I did not 
>> spend
>> much time on this and will do it more carefully as time allows  It will 
>> take
>> more time to  do the run out check as well. Is .006 enough to cause
>> sittuation
>> rob
>>  ----- Original Message -----
>>  From: Bill Babcock
>>  To: rob
>>  Cc: fot at autox.team.net
>>  Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 4:09 PM
>>  Subject: Re: [Fot] brake bias
>>
>>
>>  I'd see how true your rear disks are, a little wobble causes a lot of
>> pressure variation. Rear wheels are also prone to a lot more hop as the
>> weight
>> shifts forward. Hard to see how that would make the pressure flutter, but 
>> it
>> might.
>>
>>
>>  On Mar 17, 2009, at 8:56 AM, rob wrote:
>>
>>
>>    I have Mike Munson's rear disc brake convertion on my tr-6. I recently
>> added
>>    bias gauges. The rear gauge flutters rapaidly under breaking.I have 
>> not
>> lost
>>    performance and i  am pretty certain there is no air in the system The
>> gauge
>>    for the front remains steady under breaking thanks for the help    rob
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