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it just seems to me, that the laws of physicas state that when you lock up teh front wheels, you can still go straight easily, but when you lock up teh rear wheels, you kinda loose control and fishtail.......

i dont know if the disc for the font of our civic is stronger than the disc that everyone is looking to put on teh back, but did noone consider this, or does it just not work that way? I read this somewhere recently, ill see if i can find where...........

 
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You're not making any sense,

But, if I've figured this out right, usually rear discs are not as strong (braking power) (smaller diameter disc, fewer pistons, etc...) because they don't need to be. When you brake and transfer the weight to the front, the front brakes take more of the load and the rears do not need to be as powerful.

Locking up the fronts is not good, sure you can skid straight with only the fronts locked up, but you need control. Also, if your front brakes are locked, the rears usually are too...

 
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well, hrmm, i guess thats what ABS is for...heh

 
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Usually if upgrading brakes is done the proper way a proportioning valve would be used so you can control the amount of pressure exerted to the front and back. This way the back won't lock up before the front will or vice versa. Rear discs aren't really necessary for the street. Some kick *** front brakes are what you need for street use. A big problem with drums is the heat build up and they then become inefficent.

 
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yea avengers right...the rear discs on my Si arent nearly as big as the ones in the front

 
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<< Usually if upgrading brakes is done the proper way a proportioning valve would be used so you can control the amount of pressure exerted to the front and back. This way the back won't lock up before the front will or vice versa. Rear discs aren't really necessary for the street. Some kick *** front brakes are what you need for street use. A big problem with drums is the heat build up and they then become inefficent. >>



ah ha! good answer! [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG] didnt even know such a valve existed [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]