Re: Breaks in brakes

[Todd Candey <tcandey@wans.net>]

Hey guys,
why in the hell would you want to lock up the brakes at any speed?
This right here is the absolute reason for going to an upgraded system. If you can lock
the brakes at any speed, you have nowhere near enough modulation. Once that rotor is
locked, you're not doing any braking whatsoever. You now are relying on how well that tire
sheds it's skin. By using a caliper and rotor combo that allows you to apply ALL of the
caliper's clamping force to the rotor without lockup you will be able to slow the car
faster.

Todd

----> Bob wrote:

> Phil Payne wrote:
> >
> > In message <A8BF51C72798D111B9EA00A0C93952AF325466@xchange.eac.com> Greg Amy writes:
> >
> > > Can you lock up your brakes from any speed?
> >
> > No.  A very expensive and complex ABS system prevents me from doing so.
> >
> > Locked-up brakes are less efficient than properly controlled brakes.
> >
> > --
>
> You have the option to turn ABS off over there like we do in the US?  I
> usually turn mine off.
>
> Bob