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Mail From: jem (John Miller)

> As a side note, some people replumb the vehicle so that
> front right and left rear are on the same side of the valve
> and it is said that under the pressure loss situation this
> gives you a better handle on your breaking system as you
> will still have one front and one rear brake.

Oh, God, no!

You realize the rear brakes in a disc/drum combination need a whole lot
less line pressure than the fronts? Otherwise you're flopping around with
your rear wheels locked up all the time.

If you plumb dual-diagonal (and I'd note that some Euro cars do this, as
well as Ford Tauruses - pre-ABS Volvos plumbed a 'dual triangle' with each
piston of their dual-piston front calipers on a separate circuit to ensure
both front brakes always had at least SOME actuation) you have to have two
proportioning valves in the rear brake circuits.

John.



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