A recent thread that might be of interest
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Rotors? something along these lines?
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Billet-Dy ... ,6637.html
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| Author: | MickeyMouse [ Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Rear Brakes |
Hello... I am having some problems with my rear brakes and I was hoping for some advice. I have cnc pedals and disc brakes on all four wheels. Since I built the buggy, the front brakes have always locked up and I could never get the rear to lock up. I just installed a proportional valve to reduce the pressure to the front and I still cannot lock up the rear brakes. I was think I might need to replace my rear disc brakes. They are fairly cheap EMPI brake with a small single pad. Any other ideas? As always, thanks in advance for your help.. |
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| Author: | kendel [ Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rear Brakes |
I use 4 piston wilwood calipers on the rear just for that issue. now the car sets down and the fronts dont brake traction. I went to drum brakes on the front to help with the brake bias issues i was having now, on gravel I can hit the brakes and not lose directional control. |
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| Author: | MadMike [ Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rear Brakes |
Instead of doing that why not go to a single handle staging brake for the fronts only. We go down some reall nasty steep hills, you control how much or how little front brakes you have, no loss of steering. The front ends on most buggys are too light to have a foot brake do all 4 corners, can't bias enough out of the front. |
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| Author: | kendel [ Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rear Brakes |
Its alll about surface area the bigger the calipers the more surface area you have. The steering brakes work better with the bigger brakes and they require less pedal effort with more stroke. The fronts, yes isolate, if they could get you jammed up on steep stuff, but I am not sure about getting around inspections if you do that? |
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| Author: | kendel [ Sun Jan 18, 2009 12:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rear Brakes |
I see you have the same brakes I had, you can use your rotors just mount the calipers up and go? |
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| Author: | MickeyMouse [ Sun Jan 18, 2009 10:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rear Brakes |
Thanks for the advice.. MadMike, I really like the idea of a front staging brake but I do a lot of street driving and a front stage brake would be illegal. Kendal, I am glad to hear that my rotors should still work but did the caliper brackets work as well or did you need to fabricate new brackets? |
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| Author: | MadMike [ Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rear Brakes |
Lucky you, street legal. Us up here in the communist state of Pa, it's hard for us to think of a buggy being run on the road without being chased by the cops. |
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| Author: | Firebug [ Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rear Brakes |
I have 4 wheel disc brakes on my buggy. I used a couple of ball valves to have the option of 4 wheel brakes with the pedal (with proportioning valve ) or rear pedal seperated from the front on seperate master cylinder with pull handle. Best of both worlds. I did this because I too used to ride the steets a lot. |
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| Author: | MickeyMouse [ Sun Jan 18, 2009 11:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rear Brakes |
Hey Marty, That sounds like an awesome setup. Once I get my rear brakes working better, I will need to look into that. |
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| Author: | kendel [ Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rear Brakes |
A recent thread that might be of interest viewtopic.php?f=26&t=5400 Rotors? something along these lines? http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Billet-Dy ... ,6637.html |
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