<VV> Corvair braking "problem"

[sharpiebandit06 at bellsouth.net]

Does this mean that the back brakes should be handling a 50/50 split with the front brakes.
I'm asking because I'm having to redo the brakes in my '65 coupe and I replaced the rear cylinders when my new master cylinder blew the seal apart and I put new shoes on the front but not on the rear and even for the new pads and tight brakes up front, my car still doesn't respond at the rate it should for safe driving

Charles
'65 Monza 95hp PG "Caroline"
-------------- Original message from "Hester, Randy" <Randy.Hester at VTA.Org>: -------------- 


> 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. 
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> 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. 
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> The biggest mistake anyone could make is to try to make a rear engined 
> car brake like a front engined car. 
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> 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. 
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> 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. 
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> 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. 
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> 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. 
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> 
> Randy Hester 
> 
> 69 monza vert 
> 
> 61 monza club coupe 
> 
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