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As you ratchet up the kind of driving you do, the 9K *can* do with some improvement. As I put more miles on mine (have had it since last fall), I realize that for normal quick driving, say 25 mph over the posted limit on back roads, it is OK. Not great ,but OK, and still plenty of fuun. As you begin to push it in corners, so you get a lot closer to the limit of adhesion with the road, the stock 9K (at least in a non-Aero) is not all it could be. I driven enough high speed autocrosses (70 moh +) in both race and road cars to appreciate the differences.

However, the 9K has a very tunable chassis, except for being constrained by the solid rear axle. Springs, shocks, bars, bushings all can be swapped as can brakes, as George has noted.

But I don't think the 9K requires undue force to get the most out of the braking. A weak booster or old rubber lines will decrease brake feel and increase the amount of pressure needed to get the binders to work. I would like better brakes, but they don't fall into the "lousy" category, like those on a lot of domestics and Japanese cars, IMHO.

Noel



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• Do they all have lousy brakes? - More, Aussie Pete, Sun, 27 Jun 2004 01:59:39
  • Re: Do they all have lousy brakes? - The last word, Aussie Pete, Wed, 30 Jun 2004 00:30:52
  • Some possibilities...., David Ingram, Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10:44:01
  • For everyone else....>, PGAero , Mon, 28 Jun 2004 11:07:12
    • Thank you for both those posts> & for Aussie Pete>, Pa Taket, Mon, 28 Jun 2004 13:01:18
  • For Aussie Pete...>, PGAero , Mon, 28 Jun 2004 10:40:06
  • Re: Do they all have lousy brakes? - More, Aussie Pete, Mon, 28 Jun 2004 03:36:51
    • Sports cars typically have much, AdamB , Mon, 28 Jun 2004 03:58:11
  • I get it now..., Zip, Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:46:38
  • I also have a '94, JoK, Sun, 27 Jun 2004 13:25:53
  • It takes more than brakes to stop well...., zeke, Sun, 27 Jun 2004 12:26:35
  • 1990 9000 with ABS, slows down from 100mph plus no prob, gavin, Sun, 27 Jun 2004 11:54:20
  • - More, Andrew , Sun, 27 Jun 2004 10:08:10
  • My ABS has yet to engage since..., Street, Sun, 27 Jun 2004 09:29:31
    • This is not a good indication of brake performance, Ian Haddock, Sun, 27 Jun 2004 15:11:26
      • Read up on ABS theory..., Street, Sun, 27 Jun 2004 15:25:38
        • Re: Read up on ABS theory..., Ian Haddock, Sun, 27 Jun 2004 16:11:22
          • Whoa..., Street, Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:18:56
          • a tires max adhesion is while it's 'slipping'... um, no, TML , Mon, 28 Jun 2004 01:27:57
  • I agree with you about the handling too...., George, Sun, 27 Jun 2004 06:07:25
    • George is pretty much right..., Noel, Sun, 27 Jun 2004 08:17:37 <-- Viewing This Message
      • Apples to oranges, AdamB , Mon, 28 Jun 2004 04:02:31
        • Re: Apples to oranges, Noel, Mon, 28 Jun 2004 05:55:08
    • Re: I agree with you about the handling too...., MikeH98CSE, Sun, 27 Jun 2004 06:57:31
  • NO, my9000t, Sun, 27 Jun 2004 05:12:41

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