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Old 30-04-2006 | 09:30 AM
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Default Brake bias on big brake escos

I now have 355mm fronts and 300 rears- as the rears are bigger and I assume more powerful do these effect the brake bias at all, ie if I brake really hard will I;

A-Get forced into the seatbelt and my eyes pop out?
B-slide sideways for 100ft before coming to rest in a ditch?

I havent driven it yet with both front and rear and wondered if any changes need to be made before I do?
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Old 30-04-2006 | 10:07 AM
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even from standard the fronts allways do the most of the braking anyway about 70% 30% or something like that,i wouldnt be to concered but i maybe wrong good luck
Old 30-04-2006 | 10:53 AM
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that is what i had on my escort befor i upgraded and you wont have any problems mate as long as all is working fine it will stop very well in a straight line with the abs working over time its great. Just bed them in well then find a nice wide empty road and slowly go faster just to make sure, mine pulled up very well from 172 mph many times
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You should have no problems as you have upgraded the fronts massively too, I would check they work correctly 1st time out on a private road just to be sure too

The rears got bigger calipers? 4pots or std?
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If you havn't changed the calipers then they should be spot on, mine are & its the same set up as yours
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Still standard calipers - they are Duncos's old 300mm discs before he upgraded
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