Originally posted by Todd TCE:
Originally posted by 99fordsvt:



An 'aftermarket proportioning valve' isn't going to do anything for you. Unless you plan on removing all the factory vlaving and pulling the ABS it's worthless. They don't increase pressure. They simply reduce what is already there.

Rear pad wear will be about 4:1 in time. Pretty common.

Want them to work better? Put 200lbs in the trunk. They'll get hot then.



OK - then proportion the front line pressure down, leaving the rears untouched. My pad wear is more like 100:1, that is why I'm fishing for advice.

Nice conversation, but this is not about fine tuning the bias - it is about a majorly upset 99% front condition.

I don't agree that adding weight to the trunk will heat up the backs more. (even though I realize it was sort of a joke). It is possible to set up a bias that puts all the heat in the back brakes, independent of where the wieght is. ABS will handle the balance at the lock threshold.