Listers,
Steve intended this for the list, but it misfired, so I'm passing along.
>Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1998 22:42:11 -0700
>From: steve sage <rootes@ix.netcom.com>
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>To: Bob Palmer <rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu>, tigers@autox.net
>Subject: Re: Stopping Power
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>Bob Palmer wrote:
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>> Al, et Listers,
>>
>> "Go see Dale, go see Dale, go see Dale" (Akuszewski that is). And bring
>> money - lots of it. Vented rotors up front, Fiat calipers in the back and
>> the NO (New Owner) will be stopping with the best of them. Getting a second
>> opinion from Dan Walters is a good idea too.
>>
>> I've heard that VARA has made Dale go back to the "stock" brakes, so he
>> probably knows how to get the most out of them too. Using carbon-Kevlar
>> pads and shoes no doubt. BTW, does the Tiger in question have a 5" or 7"
>> booster (or any booster at all)?
>>
>> Bob
>>
>
>Hello Everyone:
>I changed the front pads on my Series V Alpine to the Kevlar pads from Dale a
>few months ago. I've kept the rear drums as is so far. The improvement from
>just adding these pads has been dramatic. No more brake fade and much more
>positive braking. In a panic stop, you can actually lock up the front
wheels a
>bit if you're not carefull. The only catch, and it isn't much of one, is that
>you need to warm up the brakes a bit in the morning when they're dead cold as
>they don't stop that well in that state. Two or three hits from the pedal are
>all it takes to do this, though. Then they're great the rest of the day.
>
>I'm convinced that the accident I had in my Tiger a few years ago would not
>have happened if I'd had these pads on at the time. When I hit the brakes
when
>traffic suddenly stopped in front of me, the Tiger wouldn't stop and I
slammed
>into the car in front. I had been in stop and go traffic, constantly on the
>brakes, traffic sped up, and then the accident.
>
>I'd suggest trying those pads first, then adding rear Kevlar drum shoes (also
>available from Dale) if that's not enough, before you necessarily go to the
>full disc setup. That might do the job for you at less expense. I paid
around
>$100 for the pads, and I believe the shoes are around $125, both for a pair.
>
>Steve Sage
>
Robert L. Palmer
Dept. of AMES, Univ. of Calif., San Diego
rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu
rpalmer@cts.com
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