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Old February 21st, 2016, 09:20 PM
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Default Re: Disk Brake Conversion

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Originally Posted by jimjaz View Post
Just a note about my reference to "panic stop"..........
You might want to try this yourself on a lonely road (or a big empty parking lot) with nobody around to see what happens when you mash down on that power brake pedal. One of the BIG things I really like about non-power is that I have GREAT control over the braking system and can lock them up if I want to with increased pressure on the pedal, but I prefer not to. It is the closest thing to "anti-lock" without all of the expense in doing this sort of modification.

R/
Jim

I will give it a try. I will just have to put a pillow over the steering wheel first!
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