<VV> Corvair braking "problem"

[Bryan Blackwell]

Something is definitely wrong - a Corvair with brakes in good  
condition will easily outbrake any other car short of a high end  
sports car.  Lates have bigger brakes so they don't fade as easily -  
the stock '66 did a couple hours of track driving with nothing more  
than the better grade of Raybestos shoes and DOT 4 fluid.  I had to  
brake from 90+ to about 30 at the end of the main straight, every lap.

At the ages these cars are today, new hoses are a good idea too.   
It's been noted quite a few times that odd things can happen when the  
rubber deteriorates inside the hose.

--Bryan

On Oct 29, 2008, at 7:45 AM, sharpiebandit06 at bellsouth.net wrote:

> 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