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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
I want drums on the front of my Tempo, but not bad enough to do all that custom machining. Early Rabbits had drums all around.
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I had an early Rabbit (called Golf) and drove it into the back of someone who cut me up and then slammed his brakes because the railroad crossing lights came on. I actually started braking before he did and he was still moving away from me at that moment. Still hit him braking the max out of the little drums.
It was new versus old car, ABS/none, good/mediocre tires etc. so there is no way to fault just the brakes for that, but I don't think they helped.
Excessive brake dust is just an indication that you might need to put on pad return springs.
And please nobody make jokes anymore about oil or fat on brakes.
Someone might cause a fatal accident taking that serious.
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