Brake setup and Corrado brakes

[pbureau@attbi.com (ATS - Patrick Bureau)]

hehe, actually what I did is not really recommended for a front wheel drive
car, but it is the setup I can drive front wheel drive and feel comfortable
with it, just hate them FWD getting lite in the rear because all the weight
ratio is being absorbed by the front pads, MY car sits down on braking,
keeping it level on high velcity braking... my setup is as follow.

1990 Corrado M/C G60 Non-ABS
16v Front brakes with OEM Rotors and MIntex Red Pads
16v Rear brakes with Zimmerman CrossDrilled  rotors and Mintex Pads
8v Proportioning valves.
ATE BLue Racing Braking Fluid

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=>-----Original Message-----
=>From: Kervin [mailto:kervinridgley@earthlink.net]
=>Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 5:51 AM
=>To: pbureau@attbi.com
=>Cc: List
=>Subject: Re: Brake setup and Corrado brakes
=>
=>
=>That's the idea I'm talking about.  I got the idea from reading an old
=>european car that had Ron Wood's rally MKI.  He had two master cylinders
=>and a lever that controlled the basis.  I guess I getting to think the
=>brakes on the cars I drive at work, BMW's and Porsche's, are the norm.
=>I just need to realize there is not really a way to make my car brake
=>like those.
=>
=>pbureau@attbi.com wrote:
=>>
=>> well I did this not really wanting to do this but it did
=>> it anyways (still following me.. good...)
=>>
=>> Change your master cylinder for a corrado G60 NON ABS
=>> one the ratio front.back IS different from teh scirocco
=>> one. my rear wheel in emergency situation (ie: I ran
=>> 60mph and slammed the brakes to see what it would do)
=>> the rear wheels lock up way before the front, permitting
=>> me to keep control on my direction of the car (Yeah I
=>> know this is old school rwd thinking, but it works for
=>> me leave me alone eh!)
=>>
=>> so that is my suggestion. works for me :)
=>> --
=>> ====
=>> ATS - Patrick Bureau
=>> 1985 8v Euro GTX 3A/JH Project
=>> (show car)
=>> 1985 8v Euro GT Project (Daily Drive)
=>> http://www.longcoeur.com/scirocco/
=>> http://www.texassciroccoteam.org/
=>> > I saw a G60 (at least what is left of it) at my pick-n-pull.  I was
=>> > thinking it would be nice to get the hubs, axles and brakes
=>from it.  By
=>> > nice, I mean just another way to make the list of parts on my
=>car sound
=>> > better.  You see, I put on stock size vented rotors a while back.  My
=>> > front wheels ALWAYS lock up before my rear.  What do I need to do to
=>> > move the basis towards the rear?  My thoughts were that when
=>I put on my
=>> > H&R springs, less weight transfers to the front, so my rear
=>brake could
=>> > do more work if I can change things.  By the way, I have drums on the
=>> > back.
=>> > --
=>> > Kervin
=>> > 80 1.7 8v Ole Paul sold to the great north
=>> > 82 1.7 8v The gift
=>> > 86 2.0 8v no knock sensor yet
=>> > 00 tt600
=>> >
=>> >
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=>--
=>Kervin
=>86 Scirocco 2.0 8v 4K+80%
=>88 Gti 1.8 16v needs some love
=>00 tt600
=>