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CreAziaN · 03-28-2004, 11:12 PM

What puts less wear on your brakes?

You're coming up to a stop so you lightly press the brakes from far away to slow down gradually

or

You brake later, but harder

or
does it not matter at all

ledzeppelin240 · 03-28-2004, 11:47 PM

I am also wonder about this. Its seems that it would be the same wear but I doubt that is true. Cause if you are thresh hold braking your pads are defanitly going to wear down faster that just normal low pressure braking...

dunno · 03-29-2004, 05:16 AM

Lightly press the brakes from far away to slow down gradually. Think of the effect that shifting at 7000 rpm all the time when you drive... now think shifting at 3000 rpm all the time. Jumping on the brakes wears away a lot of brake parts that you and I don't feel like replacing.

-Matt

CreAziaN · 03-30-2004, 02:20 AM

cool, thanks.
One last question though....heh i'm such a noob

When putting into gear, do you really need to push the clutch ALL THE WAY in or can you just push it in enough so that it allows you to change gears. You know, like push it just a bit more than the engage point. Are you confused

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dunno Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 135 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Lightly press the brakes from far away to slow down gradually. Think of the effect that shifting at 7000 rpm all the time when you drive... now think shifting at 3000 rpm all the time. Jumping on the brakes wears away a lot of brake parts that you and I don't feel like replacing. -Matt

03-30-2004, 02:20 AM	#4
CreAziaN Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Milpitas (Bay Area) Posts: 242 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	cool, thanks. One last question though....heh i'm such a noob When putting into gear, do you really need to push the clutch ALL THE WAY in or can you just push it in enough so that it allows you to change gears. You know, like push it just a bit more than the engage point. Are you confused