<VV> Corvair braking "problem"

[Hester, Randy]

I usually don't post any comments here, but when you guy's start talking
about trying to get your front brakes to lock up first it makes my skin
crawl.

 

I have been working on, and restoring corvairs for over 30 years, so I
don't know everything, but I know what not to do.

 

The biggest mistake anyone could make is to try to make a rear engined
car brake like a front engined car.

 

On front engined cars and trucks the front end handles 70% to 80% of
braking, because the weight is up front, this is a "problem" as in snow,
rain or ice, you can brake or steer, but not both.

 

On Corvairs the braking effort is almost balanced just favoring the rear
a bit, this is NOT a "problem" as in wet or snowy conditions you can
brake and steer simultaneously.

 

If you modify your Corvair to brake front first by re-proportioning or
installing disk brakes on the front you change the balance and in heavy
brake applications if you are not perfectly straight the rear end will
try to come around on you.

 

Corvair braking is far superior in my opinion as any brake application
tends to straighten the angle of attack of the car, instead of having to
see saw the wheel to keep it straight like front engined cars.

 

Randy Hester

69 monza vert

61 monza club coupe