Date:         Mon, 4 Jun 2012 21:41:36 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: front brakes
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <4FCD5BB6.9080400@gmail.com>
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Sounds awesome.
How about a report on braking distance to a full stop from 60 mph and
80mph ..
just like they do in the car magazine tests.

The distances are silly short .......well under 200 feet from 60mph
pretty sure,
and not much over that from 80mph on really good cars.

And surely your fad resistance would be much, much better than stock
brakes.
Another factor in favor of 'more' in the braking dept.


On 6/4/2012 6:07 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
> On 06/04/2012 04:39 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
>> Driving a vehicle in hilly territory requires some skill. While brake
>> upgrades and such buy some time or capacity any downhill application
>> of the
>> brakes for an extended period will become a problem.
>
> [description of techniques snipped for brevity]
>
> I do do what is suggested, such as downshifting my auto trans to hold
> back my speed, etc. I have never smelt hot brakes, not sure if this
> vehicle's brakes stink up the joint when when overheat so that might not
> mean much; but after hearing so much about how wimpy the stock '84
> brakes are, how swell the Big Brakes are, &c., &c., a fellow starts to
> wonder if this isn't something he should look into before he plunges off
> the road to certain death and becomes a headline.
>
> So my question is: will DOT4 brake fluid and attentive use of engine
> drag via downshifting pretty much make bigger brakes a non-issue?
>
> If the answer is "yes," then I've saved money for something more
> interesting.
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>