Ok, with the information that a rule exists to prevent brakes only on
the front axle unless a set of unpublished criteria is met and the
design is approved, this is now officially a dead issue for me. Hold
you emails please... I'll stick to the rule book... If I decide to
change my break set up, it will be with a lever operated rear brake
system only. I only use the brakes when speeds are way way down anyway...
larry
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On 10/11/2013 4:32 PM, Larry Mayfield wrote:
> Ok, so I am running 4 wheel disk brakes now. Why? Well, when I
> started the activity I was dumber than a bag of squash, but smarter
> than broccoli. Not much, but some. So I have a dual master cylinder
> and a proportioning valve to help keep the rears from locking up. My
> question is, IF I got smart (???) and decided to go to one axle
> braking only, which axle would be best? In road cars, the front does
> the majority of heavy lifting in the braking department, but is that
> necessarily a good thing on a salt car? I tend to lean to having the
> brakes on the rar axle but am not sure why, lol... Is there a good
> technical reason other than "well, dang, that's the way it has always
> been done" answer?
>
> With a smaller master cylinder I might be able to just go with a brake
> lever and eliminate that pesky brake pedal mess under the dash.
>
> Love to hear comments..even those that question my sanity, smartness,
> dumb ness, ugliness or what ever. As long as there is a kernal in the
> email about brakes that lends itself to a pearl of wisdom for me.
>
> fire away!
>
> mayf
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