Troopy Braking Performance (feed back)
Submitted: Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 15:14
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Member - lyndon NT
Hi AGAIN
As per my previous post, I did quite a lot of work on my Troopy earlier this year and one the things this included was the brakes. People asked for some feed back as to what the results of this would be,
well here it is.
My Troopy is VERY heavy, having said this, even before I bolted many of the Goodies onto the car (I have had it since new Dec 2004) the brake performance was less than average.
Well it went from less than average to Woeful!
I would now rate it back at average or maybe a little better than when new. What did I do?
Rear rotors machined
Replaced front Rotors with slotted ones. Got them at Super Cheap for $69 from memory, was a half price special someone from EO put me on to.
Replaced all pads with QFM 4x4 pads
Relaced brake Fluid.
At least it is not so scary to drive now ?
Regards Lyndon
Reply By: Wayne (NSW) - Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 16:29
Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 16:29
Lyndon,
Great Troopy minds think alike.
I have only just come back from bedding in the brakes on my Troopy. I have replace all 4 rotors and pads. The rotors were getting to the stage where machining was not an option.
The front bearings were also in need of adjustment and repacking. I will adjust the hand brake tomorrow when the brakes have been run in a bit more. Then a grease and oil change, pack the Troopy, and next Saturday morning I will be heading west for the next few months.
BTW. I picked up a full set of disc rotors (4) from Don Kayatt for $212. There was a bit of a trade discount in that, but still not a bad price. What I did notice is that the front rotors were dearer that the rear.
Wayne
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