

| Subject: | Re: Big Brakes (review) |
| From: | Al Knoll |
| Date: | Tue, 6 Jul 2004 22:40:14 -0700 |
Swaying in the wind... eric a a fine fellow and central coast syncro afficionado mentioned that subsituting the South African Shocks for the OMEs might help my dangerous oversteer, that was some time ago. I have the BFG AT TaKo 215/715-15 tires, the infamous schvenkenstein suspension including the vastly overpriced OME shocks. I had a simply dangerous oversteer after installing the setup that allowed SWMABO to refuse to drive the Westie Syncro SVX Superslabber transmission rippin' gas guzzlin' 5400lb brick. Sooo in the interest of maintaing some semblance of former domestic tranquility I exchanged positions from box to syncro. OME off, SA on. ya shore yabetcha that eric feller was DFO! Poof! as if by magic the evils of schvenkenstein whoopsiedoo herd em between the guard rails, chester and mind the gap disappeared. One size clearly does not fit all. With the 12k$ upgrade and it's additional 200lbs in the rear, the steady tinkle of change into the money pit, the propensity to carry TWO flyrods and various other necessaries, the schvenkenstein suspension was not up to the task. Fixed for now. Awaiting the next "shoe". The addition of the larger radius wheels mean you will have a proportional reduction in braking force for the already piteously whiny original brakes. Adding the SA WAAAY overpriced Overhand/underhand kit allows one to approach normalcy again... Eric Didier has the real answer the details of which are left as an exercise to the diligent reader. Off to the wilds of Calgary via Elko, Picabo, Stanley, Eureka, and thence to Blue River, Kamloops, Vancouver (wreck beach, Empress, Granville Brewing, etc), Oly Park, Seattle, and that garden spot of the west, Tacoma, to visit the local district attorney's office to try to figure out how to stop the bleeding. Thence to Tom's to discover he's off to the South Pacific leaving his eloquent brother in charge of all things disconnectable, and perhaps to visit a bit with Darryl, daryl or his other brother, Darrel at hay and hey! transaxle regarding future investments. After of course I replace the &^%$#@! defective tire tomorrow. In the end entropy wins without even trying. "You can't win, you can't break even, and you can't get out of the game" Coffee along the way? Lemme know? pensioner ( that vast sucking sound is me on your Social Security contributions)
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