I have another way to look at all of this braking stuff. How about if we just
consider that GM did us all a favor and provided the first ANTI-LOCK braking
system ever put into production.
IMO any wheel which locks up is useless to you after it locks. Don't forget
you are trying to stop 11,000# with a car braking system. I am sure you all
drive so that a lockup situation would never happen and this is all, just in
case. Which brings it back to, Why would you want to able to lock them up?
Sounds like some real life tests are required here. Impending lockup, is close
to what the GM does with the stock system, which is what we are looking for any
way. Some people would like easier pedal pressure. A good thing if you want it.
My SWAG would be that antilock brakes on pickups were because unladen trucks
would lock up easily and the AL was installed to prevent this. A loaded pickup
is less likely to lock up.
I think it is a given that the front wheels do more of the braking which is
evident by the fact that you will be replacing pads far more often than you
replace the rear shoes. IMO As long as my GM stops on demand I will be a
happy camper. My $0.032 Canadian. Darren
> Rick,
> I don't know the mechanics or engineering computations for braking,
> but if Arch's driveway was a sheet of ice instead of gravel, would his front
> brakes lockup with his existing brake pressure but not lock up on the gravel
> with the same pressure? When the rear wheels lock up first on ice, does the
> coach react differently than when they lock up first on ice?
> I hope I never learn by experience, so thought I'd ask.
>
> Andy M
> 75 PB
>
> BTW That new Virus is deadly to your hard drive and infects all your sent
> email. Don't open the attachment and delete the email if it shows up on your
> computer.
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Darren Paget
76 Experimental
Another Fab Day
http://www.TZEplus.com
consider that GM did us all a favor and provided the first ANTI-LOCK braking
system ever put into production.
IMO any wheel which locks up is useless to you after it locks. Don't forget
you are trying to stop 11,000# with a car braking system. I am sure you all
drive so that a lockup situation would never happen and this is all, just in
case. Which brings it back to, Why would you want to able to lock them up?
Sounds like some real life tests are required here. Impending lockup, is close
to what the GM does with the stock system, which is what we are looking for any
way. Some people would like easier pedal pressure. A good thing if you want it.
My SWAG would be that antilock brakes on pickups were because unladen trucks
would lock up easily and the AL was installed to prevent this. A loaded pickup
is less likely to lock up.
I think it is a given that the front wheels do more of the braking which is
evident by the fact that you will be replacing pads far more often than you
replace the rear shoes. IMO As long as my GM stops on demand I will be a
happy camper. My $0.032 Canadian. Darren
> Rick,
> I don't know the mechanics or engineering computations for braking,
> but if Arch's driveway was a sheet of ice instead of gravel, would his front
> brakes lockup with his existing brake pressure but not lock up on the gravel
> with the same pressure? When the rear wheels lock up first on ice, does the
> coach react differently than when they lock up first on ice?
> I hope I never learn by experience, so thought I'd ask.
>
> Andy M
> 75 PB
>
> BTW That new Virus is deadly to your hard drive and infects all your sent
> email. Don't open the attachment and delete the email if it shows up on your
> computer.
- --
Darren Paget
76 Experimental
Another Fab Day
http://www.TZEplus.com
