Re: Rear Bias Adjuster

[Alan Lambert <lechefgerard@domain.elided>]

Do you two guys mean the same thing when referring to "bias", and
"force"?


--- "Garcia, Andrew G" <Andrew_Garcia@domain.elided> wrote:
> 	No, You could lessen the rear bias with a full load and increase
> rear bias as you burn off the fuel. 
> 
> 	The compensator on a Milano ( non -ABS ) really keeps the rear
> brakes from working. Ever wonder why a early GTV6 brakes some 	much
> better
> than a later GTV6/Milano with the same brakes? Alfa's answer to using
> up the
> rear pads was to decrease the braking force 	of the rear brakes on
> later
> cars.
> 
> 	ANDREWG   
> 
> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 01:51:25 -0500
> From: Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided>
> Subject: re: Rear bias adjuster
> 
> Don't you mean *decrease* in rear brake force with a light fuel load?
> Anyway, I've thought about this re: the older GTV6, and if my 
> regulator fails I might very well do it--nothing fancy--put it in the
> 
> same place and stick the knob through the floor--flip the seat up to 
> adjust.  I've seen a Wilwood part that looks like it would to the job
> 
> pretty well.  The Milano is a little more complicated, but when I 
> replaced that part on my friend's Milano this past summer, I was 
> pretty sure I had it all figured out.  I was tempted to put a really 
> long extension on the knob of such a device and drill through the 
> firewall and have it sticking out of above (below) those buttons, 
> opposite the dimmer thingy.  Needless to say, that didn't happen.  Do
> 
> let me know if anyone actually does this, I'd like to know how well 
> it works.
> 
> At 6:57 PM -0500 2/19/02, alfa-digest wrote:
> >Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2002 16:02:34 -0600
> >From: "Garcia, Andrew G" <Andrew_Garcia@domain.elided>
> >Subject: Rear bias adjuster
> >
> >	GTV6/ Milano w/o ABS  - Any one ever bypass the compensator in the
> >rear ( front for the late GTV6/ Milano) and install an adjustable 
> bias
> >adjuster? I am looking for some possible increase in rear brake
> force with
> a
> >light fuel load.
> >
> >	ANDREWG
> >	Houston, TX
> >	82 GTV6 ITS #68
> >	85 GTV6
> 
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Best Regards,

Alan Lambert
Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games
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