I have sticky Bridgestone H/P's on mine and I don't think the tires are
the problem. I never had a problem w/ the Goodyear Eagle LS's locking up
or anything, so I didn't expect them to help in that department. I
actually do have trouble locking up the front wheels. I can do it, but
it is only in heavy panic stops. Seems like I can push the pedal as far
down as I want and it just never grabs good until lock-up. Maybe they
put something special in those canadian brakes...
I would be worried about a problem, but the one I test drove before I
bought mine, was the same way. Maybe we have different opinions of good
brakes, but in my opinion, mine suck. If I had the money I would get
that Baer racing all wheel disk brake (for real discs, not the Factory
"four wheel discs") kit that is on the Super Pursuit Durango.
Does anyone know if there is a diff. on the Durango brakes vs. Dakota
from the factory?
> I don't agree with you. My 97 has 25,000km and the rotors are fine.
> It weighs over 4,000 lbs, of course it is not going to stop as
> quickly as my 2,500 lb Sundance. I have RWABS (so it stops straight)
> and have hammered it at 60 mph and it stops good (no trouble locking
> up the front wheels either). What I didn't like was stopping in the
> rain ... fronts would lock and skid like ice....this was the tires.
> As soon as I replaced the Wranglers (with Michelin LT's) stopping in
> the rain improved dramatically.
>
> Even with RWABS, if you pump the brakes like an non-ABS vehicle you
> will defeat the system and increase your stopping distance.
>
> Rob Agnew
> ragnew@islandnet.com
> Victoria, B.C.
> Canada
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