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Wed, 19 March 2014 11:21 |
James Hupy
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Well, I have a comment on the plus side of this discussion. A few weeks ago
I got a phone call from a customer that I installed a 6 wheel disc brake
system for. He was driving in Portland, Oregon moderately heavy traffic at
freeway speeds with his GMC when some idiot pranged the guard rail and spun
to a stop crosswise in traffic. All traffic immediately took all kinds of
evasive action, swerving into lanes occupied by other vehicles, full battle
rattle emergency lockup braking, etc. Well, my customer in his GMC with 6
wheel disc brakes, P-30 MC, all disc distribution valve, cadillac rear
calipers with cable e brakes, jumped on the whoa pedal, and just stopped
safely without hitting anything. Only damage was slightly soiled underwear.
After he stopped shaking and got to a stopping point, he called me to
discuss how well his coach had done, and to thank me for the upgrades. He
said that with the stock braking system, he knows without doubt that he
would have had a different hood ornament on his GMC. I know all the
arguments for keeping the old girls stock, but these braking systems are
night and day improvement over the stock drum brakes. Plus there is an
added bonus, just a quick glance will tell you the condition of the pads
and rotors. When is the last time you removed your rear drums and checked
how much brake lining you had left? Just my take on it. Add the reaction
arm system and you better nail everything inside your coach down, because
it is just that much better. Your opinions will vary on this and I applaud
them and welcome them. Just do not defend OEM systems for their
superiority, because that clearly are not.
Jim Hupy
Salem, OR
78 GMC Royale 403
On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 8:33 AM, Owen Strawn <owenstrawn@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> It seems to me that several important liability questions are being
> ignored here:
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> 1) What if some component of your modified brake system fails and causes
> or contributes to an accident?
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> 2) What if improper installation or adjustment of your modified brake
> system causes or contributes to an accident?
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> 3) What if your modified brake system functions perfectly, but it still
> isn't good enough to save you from some idiot that comes out of nowhere,
> swerves in front of you, and hammers the brakes? Will you have to prove
> that the stock brakes wouldn't have saved you from the accident?
>
> Personally I am always in favor of improved brakes, but I don't think
> these questions can be just dismissed.
>
> Owen
> http://instantlobster.com/uv500
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