jumpfroggy
15+ Year Contributor
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- Dec 1, 2005
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Jamestown,
Rhode_Island
I'm just curious. I've noticed a huge difference in the feel of the brakes from car to car. I've noticed that recent/modern economy cars tend to have very light & jumpy brakes... easy to press a little bit and cause the car to screech to a halt. On my 95 Talon AWD (and on my previous 95 Talon TSI), I've noticed that the brakes are fine when I press slow/gently... but when I slam on them, there's a whole lot of resistance.
It reminds me of trying to fit fluid through a small hole... if you're going slow, it's fine. When the pressure builds, the hole is a bottle neck. I don't think this is abnormal stiffness from my brake (though I could be wrong), but I'm just curious:
Why do DSM brakes have a lot of stiffness when pressed hard/fast? Is it something that can be changed? I've been wondering about this for a long time, and now I just want to know why it happens.
Thanks all, can't wait till the weather stops freezing so I can fix that stinking wheel bearing hub (and brakes, and turbo, and...)
It reminds me of trying to fit fluid through a small hole... if you're going slow, it's fine. When the pressure builds, the hole is a bottle neck. I don't think this is abnormal stiffness from my brake (though I could be wrong), but I'm just curious:
Why do DSM brakes have a lot of stiffness when pressed hard/fast? Is it something that can be changed? I've been wondering about this for a long time, and now I just want to know why it happens.
Thanks all, can't wait till the weather stops freezing so I can fix that stinking wheel bearing hub (and brakes, and turbo, and...)