I did the swap some years ago on my 87 LeBaron...on the first stop that had to made quickly, i 'bout had to pick my teeth out of the windshield!!...it stopped that much better than with the drums in back. Al in Phoenix
Robert Meier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Christofferson" To: Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 2:00 AM Subject: SD> Re: SD drum to disc swap And how about the 4 wheel disc set ups on 87, 88, and 89 CSXs? These cars are only about 200 lbs heavier than 4 door L bodies, and those cars stop well enough to impress anyone who drives them. The GLH rear brake set up is easy enough and you will be happy you did it. > Stefan, so you're trying to tell me when they have lapping events at my > local 3.1 mile road course and I come into turn 1 at 130+, stock GLHT rear > drums are gonna stop as good as my 11.25" vented rears, NO WAY. Even if > you argue that the drum's stop as good as the disc ONCE from say 60 to > zero, whats gonna happen in a road race event or auto cross where you're > on and off the brakes several times in a very short amount of time. The > disc's won't fade NEARLY as much as the stock drums. I would be willing > to bet that a 4 wheel disc omni would stop faster than a disc/drum omni > even if you're doing one stop from 60 to zero, but when you bring in the > factor of brake fade and repeated use of the brakes rapidly, the discs > will outperform the stock drums hands down. And yes, I too have ridden in > a couple GLHT's with the 4 wheel 11" discs, including mine, and I've never > felt ANY GLHT with stock drums stop nearly as fast. > > Yes, the four wheel disc's will help on an L-body. -----------------------REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING---------------------------- Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page Try My Yahoo! -----------------------REMOVE-FOOTER-WHEN-REPLYING---------------------------- Questions? Visit http://www.sdml.org/ To be removed, visit http://www.sdml.org/pages/leave.html
