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    Re: Omni GLH with big brakes problem

    Quote Originally Posted by cordes View Post
    Even on wet roads when it's 50-60* or so out?
    I don't drive aggressively in the wet, not worth it.

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    Re: Omni GLH with big brakes problem

    Quote Originally Posted by tryingbe View Post
    I don't drive aggressively in the wet, not worth it.
    Neither do I. I however, do share share the roads with morons who are prone to making bad decisions. I had a guy cut in front of me at a light one time eliminating the added distance I would need for conditions. The back end stepped out to the right and I was forced to stop right next to him, but on the shoulder.

    Even my Shadow with the solid disks in the rear would lock up the rears too early once I had a lot of weight out of the back end due to rust and no spare etc.

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    Re: Omni GLH with big brakes problem

    Quote Originally Posted by cordes View Post
    What kind of tires do you solid rear rotor guys use?
    I run 225-50's all around on my Omni, but I made rear spacers.

    With Mini van front and 1988 Daytona rear, perfect balance.

    I did rear discs first and they locked up, so the front Mini van brakes were the answer for me.

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    Re: Omni GLH with big brakes problem

    Quote Originally Posted by GLHS60 View Post
    I run 225-50's all around on my Omni, but I made rear spacers.

    With Mini van front and 1988 Daytona rear, perfect balance.

    I did rear discs first and they locked up, so the front Mini van brakes were the answer for me.

    Thanks
    Randy

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    Very cool. Who has that prop valve chart handy? I'd be interested in comparing the GLH prop valve to the solid disk rear prop valve.

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    Re: Omni GLH with big brakes problem



    There is no logical reason to call an Engine a motor.

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    Re: Omni GLH with big brakes problem

    Thanks for that link. I've never been to that page, so I've got some reading to do.

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    Re: Omni GLH with big brakes problem

    I was pretty sure that the rear calipers are different between the vented vs non-vented setups. The calipers for the vented rotor have a wider 'reach' (on account of the wider vented rotor) and also a larger piston. They are very similar though, and I think they share the same pads. Anyways, thanks for all the great info everyone!

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    Re: Omni GLH with big brakes problem

    EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ THIS B4 U Trash-Talk Brakes:
    To give proper credit to the author
    James Walker; JR: of scR motorsports races a 1992 Saturn SC in the SCCAs ITA class. His real job as an anti-lock braking systems engineer with the Robert Bosch Corporation has him applying these very same brake system principles on a day-to-day basis.

    http://www.scirocco.org/faq/brakes/pulpfriction/pfpage1.html

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    Re: Omni GLH with big brakes problem

    Solids, GLHT.

    I did have a problem with lockup, right rear, going fast downhill. 205/50 Azenis
    Turned out, problem was tire pressure imbalance, 5 PSI more in that right rear tire than the left rear.
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