>Message text written by "R. Ashford Little II"
>>Hmm, Revington seems to imply that beefing up the rear brakes could lead
>>to premature rear axle failure. Comments?
>>
>>R. Ashford Little II
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Martin Jay [mailto:martin@revingtontr.com]
>>
>>>I'm fairly sure there's nothing commercially available,we looked @it a
>>>while ago & it wasn't viable.
>>>The main constraint was the weakness of the standard rear hub units,
>>>there seem to be an ever increasing number of failures.
>>>Also, unless your circuit racing, we dont generally need more braking on
> >>the back.
I'd treat comments from Revingtons with great respect - they know a lot about
TRs and I have faith in their recommendations
>From what's quoted, I think the issue is hub breakage not braking-related
>failures. Hub breakage is more likely a product of power than braking, IMHO
The standard TR brakes on a TR4 are just about good enough for racing in my
experience. A racing TR6 might be going a bit quicker - so, for racing, better
brakes might be needed. I don't think he's implying this will lead to hub
failures - I think that the greater torque of a TR6 race engine, and the
cornering force generated by the sticky Yokohama 032Rs we love here, are more
the problem
Nick Froome
http://www.bolide.co.uk
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