More brake holding power

njk53 · 04-02-2012, 02:10 PM

Rick, we had an issue similar to yours but in the burn out box. The line lock would not hold the car in the water. We went around in circles trying to figure our what was going on. As it turned out, there wasn't enough heat in the brake pads to hold the car. Before you go to the starting line work the brakes to get some heat in them to see if that helps. What kind of brake pad are you using? We went to a Hawk brand and it helped a little but, I still have to work the brake to put heat in the pads.

Also, I am not sure which GM vehicles Billy Nees was referring to but, we have a 71 Chevelle wagon that has the stock proportioning valve on it.

Also, an adjustable proportioning valve may help by putting more bias to the front brakes. The discs have better holding power than the drums.

04-02-2012, 02:10 PM	#4
njk53 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: East China, MI Posts: 504 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: More brake holding power Rick, we had an issue similar to yours but in the burn out box. The line lock would not hold the car in the water. We went around in circles trying to figure our what was going on. As it turned out, there wasn't enough heat in the brake pads to hold the car. Before you go to the starting line work the brakes to get some heat in them to see if that helps. What kind of brake pad are you using? We went to a Hawk brand and it helped a little but, I still have to work the brake to put heat in the pads. Also, I am not sure which GM vehicles Billy Nees was referring to but, we have a 71 Chevelle wagon that has the stock proportioning valve on it. Also, an adjustable proportioning valve may help by putting more bias to the front brakes. The discs have better holding power than the drums. __________________ Nelson Kowal Stock 345