A 60% rear to 40% front brake bias is absolutely the wrong thing to do. You will be spinning like a top. Front brakes should ALWAYS lock up before the rears. -- Mike -------------- Original message from "Videobob Moseley" <videobob@xxxxxxxxxxx>: -------------- > > > well, I don't know if it is an endorsement or not, but I got all of my > calipers and pads from Hervey. > Although the mechanic who helped me put them on (who owns a brake shop) told > me that these were about the cheapest pads you could use, although Hervey > told me > they were the "best available". > I think that there needs to be an adjustment or some sort of an equalizer to > give the > rear wheels a little bit more grip than the front for stopping. > This would help prevent the front tires from locking up. > If there is a way to make the rear 60 and the front 40 then that would make > a difference. > > Also, no matter what I do I can't get the damned emergency brake to have any > grip good enough to stop the car from rolling. > I was given a failed inspection because they said the E-brake doesn't work. > > Any suggestions? > > >From: "David Teitelbaum" > >Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [DML] Re: locking up Michelins (was: DeLo's In Year 'Round Use) > >Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 18:18:39 -0000 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/