Proportioning valve mod/Better rear brakes update
08-06-2011, 06:11 PM
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this thread is awesome! i dont care who's right ive got an 87 disc/drum brake car that i swapped the rear to a '02 SS rear with the discs... im thinking of getting rid of the valve alltogether just replacing it with a piece of pipe... if it dont stop, i got tripple A 
front can be straight pressure, but the rear HAS to be biased
08-06-2011, 06:16 PM
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Re: Proportioning valve mod/Better rear brakes update
no just the rear, im disconnecting my front brakes
08-06-2011, 07:42 PM
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Re: Proportioning valve mod/Better rear brakes update
i do all my own stunts
08-06-2011, 08:35 PM
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Re: Proportioning valve mod/Better rear brakes update
Went ahead and tried something different. I got a 1 3/4 spring and installed it. So now I got a problem 
My rears lock before the fronts do.
My car is a 91... with the 1LE rear disk swap.
I tried turning while I had the rears locked and well pretty much your screwed if there's something you need to maneuver around.
Come to think about it, my fronts never really locked before....
My rears lock before the fronts do. My car is a 91... with the 1LE rear disk swap.
I tried turning while I had the rears locked and well pretty much your screwed if there's something you need to maneuver around.
Come to think about it, my fronts never really locked before....
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08-07-2011, 09:25 PM
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Re: Proportioning valve mod/Better rear brakes update
the knowledge i have gathered from this thread has lead me to believe that if your rear brakes lock first that is good and you should slam the brakes, then slam the gas, then slam the brakes and slame the gas while you drive as fast as possible around turns... they call it "trail braking" and... its awesome
08-08-2011, 01:55 PM
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Re: Proportioning valve mod/Better rear brakes update
I originally had rear drums, but I swapped on a LS1 rear end, while replacing the fron with Z51 brakes (basically oversized C5 rotors with C5/LS1 calipers).
So can I modify my old proportioning valve and make it work ? Or do I have to get one from a disc/disc car ?
So can I modify my old proportioning valve and make it work ? Or do I have to get one from a disc/disc car ?
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