You may try an adjustable proportioning valve.
Just don't go overboard.  Too much rear bias can lead to some hairy panic
stops.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Gary McEachern
> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 3:36 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Vanagon Brakes
>
>
> Hello
> When I brake hard, the front of the van drops down. Because of this I
> believe the front disc brakes provide the lions share of the
> braking force.
> I find the brakes on the Vanagon are lacking particularly given  the size
> and weight of the vehicle. This is even more of an issue when
> travelling at
> highway speed with 4-7 passengers!
>
> I know that larger front disc brakes have been made available in the past
> from several list vendors. How well do these work?
>
> What about improving the rear brakes?
>
> Gary
>
>
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