I am always amazed at how well my 72 B stops after I finally adjust the rear
brakes.
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: BobMGT@aol.com <BobMGT@aol.com>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: In search of Better Brakes...
>Tab:
>
>When I was shopping for an MGB, I test drove a lot of them. They all seemed
>to have poor brakes. The one I finally bought had the worst. It would
hardly
>stop, even with a great deal of pedal pressure. I also considered some kind
>of upgrade, but the more I drove it, the better the brakes performed. All
the
>cars I tested had been sitting undriven for long periods of time (some
stored
>in sheds, others in the open). I've come to the conclusion that brakes
don't
>like long periods of storage. My brakes are now superb. I've had two
>occasions where I had to make panic stops, the B stopped fast and straight.
>This is a stock '71 with no power assist, and certainly no ABS. Before you
>condemn your stock brakes, make sure they're up to snuff.
>
>Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
>EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
>52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
>71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
>
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