Brakes! How to set up?

[jjoswalt]

Alright,

The question is, do you want more brakes on the front, or more on the rear.

I have different opinions locally, and am looking for your input.

To keep it simple, could you reply with:

FRONT or REAR. And nothing else?? Please?!?!?!

[Çh®i§tiªñ]

What kind of driving are you doing? Track or basher?

Track will be slightly more front (better cornering with brake steer)

Basher, virtually no front and all rear (saves on the drivetrain IMO)

Theres my 2 cents

[militarymaxx]

You can't ask a question like that and expect us to answer with only FRONT or REAR, especially with what little you have provided.
So, my answer to you is FRONT. But to keep it simple, I won't tell you why.

[Jeff Cain]

I set my rear brakes to just barely lock up, and the fronts just shy of locking up. That way I still have steering under full braking. Lets me brake later into the corner.

[dgrobe2112]

Well, i guess this shows difference of opinion.. cuz christian said.. for track use front brake.. and bash use rear brake.. but me.. and all i do is race.. i got all the front brake dialed out of the car and use the rear brake.. kinda like an ebrake in a car.. lock the rear and slide it around the turn..

When i got front brake in the car.. my car pushes bad in the turns.. cant slide the rear around for the turn.. and on a track that is pretty technical.. where you gotta turn right after landing a jump.. then i may dial in a little front brake .. but thats it..

[flash183]

As you apply the breaks the weight of the vehicle shifts forward. Lets say your breaks were set up exactly the same front to back. As you apply increasing breaks the back would lock up much sooner than the front because they dont have the weight to push through the resistance. Therefore you need to setup a little more breaking on the front because the front can take it. You want all four wheels to slow evenly at the same rate. you don't want to skid or lock up the wheels unevenly. But err on the side of locking up the rear. Of course you just need to play around to get the right mixture. Study your breaks design and you'll see there's quite a lot you can do with them.