hi Terry, Yeah I have the 270mm 240K with twin spots and Metal Kings - not saying they dont stop, I just feel they arent working to their potential as the rear brakes feel like they reach their limit before the fronts begin to "get stopping" :)
Andrew > Andrew, > > 240K brakes (even the 253mm disc) are generally a vast improvement over > stock even with drums and R31 discs on the rear are quantum leap up for > sure, but like anything you do get used to good stopping power over time - > it's a bit like hp - it's never enough.... You may have very hard pads which > are very hard to warm up in Canberra at this time of year. I have a lot of > trouble getting some heat into mine and keeping it there and there's nothing > worse than some clown doing a brake test in front of you just for the heck > of it about a K or two after you've set out for work when it's minus 5. It > happened to me yesterday and it gets your attention and I do like the way > the front of my 1600 looks as it is. > > The prop valve will not increase the pressure to the fronts in absolute > terms, what it does do is reduce the pressure to the rear in relative terms, > (hard to describe that concept) i.e. in other words it increases the > front/rear bias. If you have the 271mm 240K discs with twin spots then these > should work very well even without the prop valve as the inbuilt front bias > is far greater than for the single piston callipers. I have found that the > 7/8" master does have too much inbuilt rear bias as it was designed to run > with the valve fitted. On the other hand, a 13/16" master in my opinion is > for more suited to the single piston calliper eg Girlock 200B etc. It all a > matter of matching the components for the best performance and then we > change something and throw the balance out the window again - but at the end > of the day it is fun. > > regards > Terry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Andrew > Greenbury > Sent: Tuesday, 4 June 2002 11:35 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Brake Booster > > > Terry > > Yep the effort was evident - appreciated thanks. Based on your > description the previous owner didnt install a prop valve :( > I have wondered quietly for a while why others have commented on > the improvement with 240K brakes installed (and rear drums). On > mine they (front brakes) have always seemed to have little effect - > feels like the rears do more braking??! I guess the lack of prop > valve may have something to do with it?! > > Thanks > Andrew > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
