Re: rear disc

From: Jon Steiger (stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu)
Date: Thu Dec 09 1999 - 14:32:56 EST


On Thu, 9 Dec 1999 NVMYDakota@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 12/9/99 11:13:57 AM Mountain Standard Time,
> shetland@erols.com writes:
>
> > Hey all. I set up the Durango group on a group buy on a disc brake
> > conversion for the rear on the newer model Dakota/Durango. Stainless
> > Steel Brakes has come up with a kit for these vehicles. Uses 10.5 inch
> > rotors (slotted) and standard calipers. It is an easy mod and no major
> > work involved. Anyone interested?
> >
>
> This system compatable with earlier dakotas (aka 93?)
> I would LOVE to have disc brakes in the rear so I didn't nose dive under hard
> braking

 
    That's a problem you'd have to fix by adjusting the suspension,
isn't it? I don't see how having discs in the rear would cause any
less nose dive... ? Maybe even more, what with those heavy drums out
of there and all of that extra braking power to lock up the rears and
make the fronts do all the work. ;-)

  Also, wouldn't it look kind've silly to have slotted rotors in the
rear and the solid stock ones in the front? Seems like you'd have to
get slotted rotors for the front too, to balance things out.

                                              -Jon-

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