I have been talking about this on someone elses sort of related post but thought I'd start a new topic do discuss stopping distance specifically.
We always hear about needing better brakes, especially if your going to increase your horsepower and torque.
In the past 2 years, I've had 2 close accidents. One was when a car ran a stop light and I had to hit the brakes hard and fast at about 30mph. The next time was on the freeway when I came over a hill at 75mph to suddenly approach a hard slow down due to an accident ahead. Both times, my stock manual drum brakes were able to stop the wheels. In other words, I went into a skid. Both times. The second time I got completely sideways and yes, I was trying to pump the brakes.
So here is the question. How is a booster w/ front dics and enhanced rear drums going to help decrease my stopping distance? It seems to me that a setup like that might just make it even easier to stop the wheels and go into a skid. Am I completely wrong? Maybe they do a better job of slowing the vehicle without locking them up? If so, I would like to be enlightened as how that would happen. The bottom line is, do I really have to upgrade my brakes to reduce stopping distance in an emergency situation? P.S. I don't think ABS is an option.
Last edited by bigmacdaddy; 10/30/2007 4:02 AM.
