Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Brakes Front Brakes on the Rear

This might sound stupid but I was wondering if it is possible to put, let say the BAER Braking system for the Front on the rear if you have rear discs. Has anyone tried this or is it so impossibly hard to do?

what about the E-brakes??- (thats the main reason- thats all - well mostly- there are a lot of other small things that youd need to do too- but thats about it.

Hmm.. not sure you'd really wanna do that... Putting a stronger brake system on the rear will throw your ABS system outta wack... read: rear lockups will occur.

What are you trying to accomplish?

I have noticed that the rear rotors and calipers are alot smaller than the front ones and was wondering if balancing out the braking would make the car stop a little better and would increase the life of the pads.

You would trip the ABS too soon because of lack of weight on the rear tires when stopping. The only way to get around it, say for looks, would be to add a porportioning (sp?) valve and cut off some fluid heading to those calipers. IMHO, pointless to drop that kind of cash and then turn them down.

Aye...

Not sure if you've ever ridden a motorcycle or not... but about 90% of your stopping power is at the front. Don't get me wrong, the rears help dissipate lockups via ABS. IMHO, upgrade your front cali's and just upgrade the pads on the rear.

--JamesT

Its called 'weight transfer' guys, why do you think most FWD cars have load sensing valves on the rear brakes and the front pads always wear more than the rears.....

Correct me if I'm wrong, (I'm sure somebody will), but the ABS shouldn't be affected by the size of the brake disc. The ABS sensor is located behind the hub, not on the rotor. Differential in wheel speed is what triggers the ABS via a gear-like magnetic sensor behind the hub.
Brake proportioning is a different matter, as the larger rear swept surface would cause increased friction in the rear, effectively increasing the proportion to the rear. This might be cured with a manual brake bias valve, ala' race car, but not sure how this might work with ABS.
Just some food for thought...