- 1. [TR] 9" vs. 10" brakes (score: 1)
- Author: Angelo Graham <agraham@execulink.com>
- Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:13:49 -0400
- Hello List: Any thoughts on the advantages of fitting 9" rear brakes on a Girling axle that previously had 10" brakes? Again, contemplating the installation of a later Girling axle into the TR2 and w
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- 2. Re: [TR] 9" vs. 10" brakes (score: 1)
- Author: auprichard@comcast.net
- Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:31:34 +0000
- I think most people would advocate switching to 9" drums if going through the effort of a restoration. It used to be thought that greater surface area equated to better braking, but my underastanding
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- 3. Re: [TR] 9" vs. 10" brakes (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:35:37 -0700
- Not really. The 10" brakes do provide somewhat more stopping power (as well as resistance to overheating), but that's exactly why the factory switched to the 9", because they had trouble with the 10
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