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[GMCnet] Re: thanks Dave Lenzi [message #365120 is a reply to message #365116] Tue, 29 June 2021 13:04 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Ken Henderson is currently offline  Ken Henderson   United States
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True, but if you can't lock them, how do you know you have the braking
capacity to reach that maximum just before lock-up?

Ken "Just barely can" H.

On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 1:57 PM James Hupy wrote:

> Sorry to inform you of this, but wheels locked does not represent maximum
> braking effort.
> Jim Hupy
> Salem, Oregon
>
> On Tue, Jun 29, 2021, 9:21 AM Eelko Byker wrote:
>
>> I do not want to ever need to lock the rear wheels I just need to know
>> that in an emergency ( eg dum driver cuts me off )that I have maxinum
>> braking
>> available
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