Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 01:00:29 +0100 From: Elder <carl.robsonnospamcing-czechs.com> Subject: Re: 9000 CS vs. Aero...what's the difference?
In article <44d4e8cf$0$2613$db0fefd9nospam.zen.co.uk>, thedervmannospaml.com says... >"Johannes" <joh-stop-spam-snospamstop-spam-efitter.com> wrote in message >news:44D4E7D1.B449A674nospamstop-spam-efitter.com... >> >> >> DervMan wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> Yes. The Ka's Ford fit 14s had that issue, which is partially why I >>> picked >>> an especially ugly wheel design... less ugly than the drums heh. >> >> Drum brakes on the rear do have some merit; works better for hand brakes, >> (Parking brake to some of you). But of course no respectful car these days >> should have drum brakes... >> >> Back when I had the Fiat Croma, it was the beginning of 'all disk brakes'. >> The hand brake was always iffy, no matter how many times the dealer >> adjusted it. >> Ever since that time, parking on a steep slope always fills me with >> horror. > >Many all-disc braked cars have a combination rear disc / drum unit, >certainly Dad's 190E had this feature. > >The 9-3 might have this combination, might not, heh *cough*. The handbrake >is weak that's for sure... > > My GT4 used the inner surface of the rear disc bell as the handbrake drum. -- Carl Robson Audio stream: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com:8000/samtest Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com