madmike283
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lakewood, CO
Mod tech since I have an 8.8 in the rear. I did not make any changes to the prop valve, etc. I haven't been real happy with the braking performance since I've done the swap.
Here's my new question/scenario... Yesterday I blew a front brake line while exiting the interstate. Now that I've been thinking about it and reading up I believe with an unmodified system that the rear brakes should have still received brake pressure and would have helped get me stopped. I had some pressure, but very very little and I had no comfort that I was going to be able to stop before the red light I was approaching. Fortunately I did using the tranny and gears to engine brake. So, I'm thinking that my rears are seriously not getting enough pressure to be effective in the least.
I'm going to make a run to NAPA to get some parts to fix the front line, etc. Should I think about pulling the o-ring in the prop valve? Will that help the rear performance based on what I explained? I understand by doing this that you lose the backup capability/separation between front/rear in case I have a problem like before. Would swapping in the internals of the ZJ valve be better and retain all of the safeties?
Here's my new question/scenario... Yesterday I blew a front brake line while exiting the interstate. Now that I've been thinking about it and reading up I believe with an unmodified system that the rear brakes should have still received brake pressure and would have helped get me stopped. I had some pressure, but very very little and I had no comfort that I was going to be able to stop before the red light I was approaching. Fortunately I did using the tranny and gears to engine brake. So, I'm thinking that my rears are seriously not getting enough pressure to be effective in the least.
I'm going to make a run to NAPA to get some parts to fix the front line, etc. Should I think about pulling the o-ring in the prop valve? Will that help the rear performance based on what I explained? I understand by doing this that you lose the backup capability/separation between front/rear in case I have a problem like before. Would swapping in the internals of the ZJ valve be better and retain all of the safeties?