Originally posted by 99fordsvt:
Originally posted by btrautman:
Well....one thought that comes to mind....I know for me to add 200 extra pounds in the trunk to test things would not be that difficult...I'd just throw my old parts that I have already replaced on the car...that'll get you 200 pounds at least!

Bob




I appreciate the "test it out" spirit of your suggestion - but the "add weight to trunk" idea is not well thought out at all.

The problem has nothing to do with weight transfer, minor changes in spring weights, weight bias etc. It is about rear brakes that BARELY ... yes BARELY work.

If you capped your front brake lines, so had rears only and drove around town taxi like, you would never know anything was wrong. Yet your rear brakes would be excessively hot after many 60% threshold stops.

So how can adding weight to the rear have ANYTHING to do with this problem?

On the limit near ABS use, by all means weight distribution can have big effects. But not when you ae well away from lock up on either end.

BTW - I checked and I don't have any PRV where the steel line means the rubber one.







Ok. So cut to the chase. You don't want to hear all the mumbo-jumbo data we have offered you. That's fine, we can handle rejection~! lol

Stop wasting your time here reading all of this and do the following:

Pull the calipers and rebuild or replace them.
Lube the slider assemblies properly.
Replace the rubber hoses. (looking for debris in them)
Inspect all hard lines for kinks.
Flush the hell out of the lines and even blow them out to be sure.
Turn the rotors nice and pretty.
Put in some new pads.

In the end, if it works and you're happy with the results you'll know what the problem was- lack of maintenance. On the other hand if it works just like before; call me and I'll sell you a 11.75 rear rotor replacement and you can elevate the rear bias.

Less Bling, more Zing Todd/TCE www.tceperformanceproducts.com