Oversized brakes

mountain

Frankly, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles racing team in IMSA discovered that the SHO brakes *also* sucked. A story is below. There is probably something you could stick in there that would work better, but it might also be cheaper to buy a different car.

One of the TMNT drivers came to our Honda team the following year and told us how he was braking for Turn One at Watkins Glen when he heard Randy Pobst go by in one of our Preludes and *upshift*! It was then he decided he was driving thr wrong car. =:^O

-- C.R. Krieger (Been there; done that)

So it looks like it's hopeless than.

I enjoy the ride and feel of a "car" rather than the tall, wobbly uncontrolled feel of a truck or SUV.

On the other hand I still want a car that can tow. I'd like one with strong brakes, RWD or AWD, manual transmission, and great gas/diesel mileage.

I would rather have just ONE car. I would rather just have ONE insurance to pay. Why should I purchase a car plus a truck for the utility? All I need is ONE vehicle that can do everything that I need it to do. Why is that so much to ask for?

Also I don't want to have to RENT a truck every time I need the utility. I don't like renting anything other than an apartment, plus renting trucks gets very expensive.

Maybe I'm living in the wrong era. I have only read and heard about times when cars were heavy body on frame designs, RWD with V8 and were all capable of towing.

I wonder what that must have been like. Living in a time when cars can do a lot more than haul 4 or 5 people and maybe some light baggage in the trunk.

Anyone from that era care to share?

A truck body-on-frame is usually better for towing something that's very heavy.

You really do need two vehicles if you want to drive a car most of the time, yet plan on towing something like a boat.

Nah, I really don't like how everyone has to have several motorized vehicles. Several motorcycles I don't mind though but I have seen so many go way overboard with cars and trucks.

If everyone in the United States keeps this up, there will eventually be several times more cars and trucks than there are people living in this country and how can that possibly be a good thing?

I'm a nature lover yet I don't consider myself a tree hugger and/or an environmentalist. Yet bear in mind that if every one of those 100 million cars in North America spilled a single drop of oil on the highway, that would equate 100 million drops of motor oil flushing down the storm drains and into all of our oceans, rivers, lakes, and aquifers. Tell me something, do you want motor oil mixed into your tap water every time you want to drink water or take a bath/shower?

No, but you could probably adapt some marginally less-s***ty brakes from a similar-year Ford minivan.

I think we'll run out of oil before tat happens. In any case, the cops apparently feel safe at ANY speed, under ANY conditions in a Crown Victoria. It's RWD, got a frame and civilians, driving them reasonably, report decent MPG. Maybe you could try one of those?

You forgot to mention that none of them are offered with a manual transmission and a turbo diesel engine.

That's a good idea, I wonder why I never though about that. The Ford Windstar/Freestar might have front brakes that are interchangeable.

You might check out if the police/fleet versions had a HD brake option. You might find some junk yard parts.

Bob

I'm wondering who I might call to find this out. I would suspect FORD if it's Ford that sold the cars premodified. Otherwise I'd have to check with the law enforcement authorities and I doubt the person at the front desk would know the answer.

Another option would be slotted/cross drilled rotors for better heat dissipation and a good set of pads. You'd be surprised how much better a set of $80 front pads can be compared to stock, especially on slotted rotors. EBC "green stuff" and Hawk pads are both very good and make a drastic change over stock.

Neither is your 2002 Taurus. Life is about compromises.

Plus oversized brakes usually require larger wheels and tires.

lmfao

india alone is responsable for 80% of world pollution then comes the ussr what the f*ck are you crying over 2 drops of oil

lmfao

Yes and with 200 million drops of motor oil on the ground, how many tons of oil does that add up to? Do the math retard.

How much do you need to tow? The '92 BMW 535 I just bought is supposedly able to tow 3700lbs, which should be sufficient for most needs. It has good brakes, RWD with LSD and traction control, manual transmission, and decent mileage. According to the trip computer the previous owner averaged 20.4 MPG.

Ulf

It's a BMW and so it will by default cost big bucks to purchase used. It will also cost an arm and a leg to insure and to repair once anything goes awry.

Does it have a high compression engine? Does it require 92 octane gasoline? Gas or diesel?

Everything is relative. A '92 BMW should last longer than your average Ford/GM/Chrysler product, and on a 13 y/o car you don't really need more than liability insurance and the deprivation is not more than a few hundred a year.

It runs on regular unleaded. 9.0:1 CR.

Ulf

Try doing a google search for taurus brakes and rotors. Maybe something off of a SHO might be better (maybe a 96/99 ?). Here is a few links:

Make sure if you go oversize, that your wheels will still fit.

Bob