Jason:
I can't put accurate, objective numbers to it, but generally speaking front
brakes do much, much more of the braking than the rears. They are designed
that way to take advantage of the forward weight transfer that occurs
under braking in any car. I would say that I would be surprised, also, if
the bias was as great as what you specify, however I WOULDN'T be surprised
if the front/rear bias was as high as 75/25%. Hopefully, some racer
tech-head on the list will divulge more accurate info in this area. C'mon,
guys!!
Pete Chadwell
1973 TR6
>Got my speedo working (thanks for the help!) and took my TR8 in for
>inspection yesterday, and got the following report:
>
>Brakes:
>Front/rear balance: 88.4/11.6 %
>Left/right balance: Front: -9.3 Rear: -22.5%
>Brake Force: Front: Left:655 Right:722
> Rear: Left: 79 Right:102 ft*lb
>
>I'm not too worried about the left/right balance as the car doesn't pull
>during hard stops, but the negligible contribution of the rear brakes does
>bother me. I realize that the design of the wedge brake system tends to
>favor the front (The TR7 nosedives, too) but didn't realize it was that
>bad. (Shoes, pads, calipers, etc all seem to be ok) What have your
>experiences been with the various brake upgrade options?
>
>-jason
>
>Jason Clark
>gjclark@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu
>
>1980 TR7 30th Anniversary Edition DHC
>1980 TR7 DHC (Now legal to drive in Utah)
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