Bias???

[Airbag]

Whats the best sort of brake bias? My rear end locks up under heavey braking, is an inline knob sort like wilwood any good? also do they click when you turn them???

[danny69]

Most Later V6 Capris have one fitted as standard, perhaps you could find one of those.

Not a true bias valve but it reacts to heavy braking by reducing rear brake pressure I think.

[Airbag]

Most Later Capris have one fitted as standard, perhaps you could find one of those.

Is it located under the MC on the side of the inner wing? If so I do have one and it don't work with my new brake set up

[danny69]

I can`t remeber where, I haven`t got one on mine.

[Airbag]

I can`t remeber where, I haven`t got one on mine.

well mine is an 86 2.8i special so I assume it has one...

[danny69]

I don`t know if they are serviceable, might be worth checking that it is sitting correctly as I think they need to sit level and straight ahead?

[Airbag]

I don`t know if they are serviceable, might be worth checking that it is sitting correctly as I think they need to sit level and straight ahead?

I'll have to have a look at it, cheers

[vibrating_Cake]

theres some bias valves which just restrict the amount of pressure to the back brakes

(like a fuel pressure regulator works, only lets through 4psi of pressure or whatever)

so you can set it up to only allow a certain amount of pressure through, so the rears dont lock up on the rear in the wet.

should stay where it is once its set

[danny69]

Just had a look in the haynes manual and vibrating cake is right, that is how the capri one works, just by limiting the max pressure to the rears.

Apparently fitted where you said on all models after 78.

[Retromotorsport]

what have you got in the way of brakes on the car ?

[Airbag]

what have you got in the way of brakes on the car ?

powerlite 4 pots up front on standard vented discs, peugeot 405 solid discs on rear with seirra calipers, land rover M/C

[danny69]

Sorry I didn`t realise you didn`t have a standard brake set up. I would bin the ford pressure reducing valve and plumb in an adjustable one as you were saying at the start.

[4parajon]

I got mine from Neil @ Caprisport £55 delivered. He gets them from the USA and there a nice bit of kit. They come with a small knob and you can reduce/increase as much as you want.

Ive mounted mine on the top of the inner wing next to the m/cylinder.

[Retromotorsport]

You have 8 pistons at the fron which are around the same size as the 2 pistons at the back ..

 

You have a single cylinder suppliying the fluid .. as you push the pedal the fluid fills the gaps in the 2 rear cylinders and 2 of the front ones .. to get anymore fluid to the other 6 front ones you push more fluid into the allready full rear cylinders, ie pushing them harder agaist the pads ..

 

 

Even if you fit a reduction valve in there (which normally limit to a max of 57%) thats going to leave you with overbraking rears ..

 

You may need to fit a bias box in there with matched cylinders ..

 

Remember, if you improve front brakes , you need to loose the rears.. as the weight transfer means less weight on the rear.

[vibrating_Cake]

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=562_596&products_id=4108

 

thats the one i'd try

[4parajon]

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=562_596&products_id=4108

 

thats the one i'd try

 

Thats similar to Caprisports but it looks a bit "agricultural" to me so I paid the extra £10 for a prettier one

[vibrating_Cake]

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=562_596&products_id=4108

 

thats the one i'd try

 

Thats similar to Caprisports but it looks a bit "agricultural" to me so I paid the extra £10 for a prettier one

 

bufty

[4parajon]

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=562_596&products_id=4108

 

thats the one i'd try

 

Thats similar to Caprisports but it looks a bit "agricultural" to me so I paid the extra £10 for a prettier one

 

bufty

 

It is black tho, so I wont have to polish it