Berry wrote:
>Does anybody know why the wheel cyl. dia. changed
>in 1976?...Any detectable advantage to the change
>for street use?
And Nelson Riedel replied:
>...the added weight due to the strengthened rear
>bumper required one to give the brake pedal a
>mid [mild?] push to lock up the rear brakes
>rather than just a tap on the pedal as with earlier
>years. The 3/4 inch cylinder restored the easy
>brake locking feature.
Now I'm lost - why would anyone want the rear brakes to lock up with "just a
tap on the pedal"? Unique autocross circumstances aside, why would anyone
want the rear brakes to lock up EVER?
If the rear brakes lock up before the fronts under severe braking, the first
thing that will happen is that the car will want to swap ends.
Jim Hill
Madison WI
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