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Old 04-24-2015, 01:14 AM   #74
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Originally Posted by CSG Mike View Post
So lets say you're in a panic brake situation on the highway in Texas. 80 MPH to Zero at full ABS.

Your front bias system, with street pads, overworks the fronts. You safely decelerate to 30mph from 80mph without issue, but now the fronts overheat, and stop working as hard. Now you have a rear brake bias for the remaining 30mph of braking, and you don't brake nearly as quickly with a rear brake bias.

Lets go further and say you rear end the person in front of you, and they file a lawsuit. They can say that you're negligent due to the "upgraded" inappropriately sized brakes on your car...

Hypothetical, and unlikely, but we have airbags in our cars for that hypothetical and unlikely situation right?
Oh trust me, I agree. Until I see measurements from the real tS setup to compare, there's no way I'd be doing the swap.

Realistically though, all brake systems are front biased. While ABS and force distribution can cover a lot of issue with the system, it's always best to do mods that will jive with the car's systems. Will be interesting if we can ever tune the ABS system in the future though.
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