file.newsgroup.cars.103117 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Andrew A. Spencer)
Subject: Re: Too fast
In a previous article, [email protected] (wharfie) says:
>In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Jim Frost) writes:
>>larger engine. That's what the SHO is -- a slightly modified family
>>sedan with a powerful engine. They didn't even bother improving the
>>*brakes.*
>
> That shows how much you know about anything. The brakes on the
>SHO are very different - 9 inch (or 9.5? I forget) discs all around,
>vented in front. The normal Taurus setup is (smaller) discs front,
>drums rear.
one i saw had vented rears too...it was on a lot.
of course, the sales man was a fool..."titanium wheels"..yeah, right..
then later told me they were "magnesium"..more believable, but still
crap, since Al is so m uch cheaper, and just as good....
i tend to agree, tho that this still doesn't take the SHO up to "standard"
for running 130 on a regular basis. The brakes should be bigger, like
11" or so...take a look at the ones on the Corrados.(where they have
braking regulations).
DREW