<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Seriously, </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">So all you men who have fitted rear disc brakes to your Healey, have only ever done this in order to "reduce" your rear braking effort?</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">To make your rear brakes "less efficient" than they already are?</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">And you've fitted Discs to "increase" your unsprung weight, and upset the balance of your car?</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Seriously?</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sincerely, this group used to share ideas. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Now, instead of people saying "nah, tried that, but I locked rear wheels" it's a bunch of hypothetical Wikipedia answers. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">So I will ask again. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Has anyone else changed their rear wheel cylinders on a 3000 from 3/4 inch to 7/8 inch?</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">If yes - I'd love to hear your feedback. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">If you've fitted disk brakes on your Jensen Healey, or what ever - I'm not interested in your comments. Im not interested in the theory - I'm interested in the practice and real results from on the road. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Too much bullshit internet "searching" is infiltrating this list. I've always only answered when I've actually done something. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Armchair experts who google answers and Have now experience in the question I've asked need to pull their head in - that's you Kees. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><blockquote type="cite"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Has anyone else ever changed their rear wheel cylinders from 3/4 inch to 7/8 inch?</span></font></blockquote></div></blockquote>If you have? I'd love to hear from you. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">If you haven't, well, I don't really care!</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Yes. I'm pissed off. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">People who have the answer - from experience- don't answer when 4 others respond. <br>I'm just pissed off </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">A lot going on. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Chris</div><div><br>On 28 Aug 2019, at 2:29 am, Michael Salter <<a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Have to agree with Kees on this one. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">We have a brake bias control on AHX12 and I can certainly attest to the fact that when the conditions change to "wet" removing a lot of rear braking is absolutely essential to prevent the car from swapping ends. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">As most road cars don't have adjustable brake bias I would be very careful in trying to increase the rear braking.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">When braking into a corner the last thing you want is the rear end coming around, particularly in the wet.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">M<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 12:09 PM Kees Oudesluijs <<a href="mailto:coudesluijs@chello.nl">coudesluijs@chello.nl</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Whatch out driving in the rain as the rear brakes will lock the rear <br>
wheels much quicker than with the smaller pistons.Rear brakes are only <br>
providing a small portion of the total brake force.<br>
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Kees Oudesluijs<br>
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Op 27-8-2019 om 18:04 schreef Chris Dimmock:<br>
> Hi Men<br>
> <br>
> I just did. Sick of the rear brakes doing nothing. Freeloaders!!<br>
> Yes, no problem with seized wheel cylinders, no problem with the flexible hose - just bugger all wear on the rear linings.<br>
> I'll let you know how it goes on my BJ8<br>
> Best<br>
> Chris<br>
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