RE: Disc Brakes!

[george smith <bt6t4@xxxxxxxxx>]

It doesn't justify the extra cost and added weight to
put them on our cars.Go with 11x3's on the rear.
--- Sean B <polecat2@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> Yep, I did, George.  Chrysler engineers did tests in
> the '70's as to 
> their added stopping power, and found it to be
> negligible.  Chrysler 
> went ahead and offered them on some cars anyway,
> because Lincoln and 
> Cadillac did, and the marketing hype for rear discs
> was already out 
> there with those other makes.
> 
> Sean
> 
> 
> 
> george smith wrote:
> > 
> > I read an article awhile back stating you don't
> gain that much in 
> > braking and gain extra weight.Anyone else read
> that?
> 
> 
> 
> > --- Dan McCormack <mcwheels@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
>  
> > > install rear disc brakes but
> 
> 
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George



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