RE: [Chrysler300] stopping distances

[Bruce Paul <b_paul_ncp@xxxx>]

While it hopefully is a rare occurrence, any of us who
have had to drive our drum brake equipped cars through
high water will also appreciate the advantage that
disc brakes offer. Drum brakes are nearly ineffective
after getting soaked until they dry out, but disc
brakes don't seem to suffer any ill effects. 

I still plan on leaving my classics as they came from
the factory. We all have to make our own decisions
about what to do with our personal possessions.

Bruce Paul-Cherry Hill, NJ


--- "JONES,DOUG (A-USA,ex3)" <doug_jones@xxxx>
wrote:
> Gents,
> 
> A quick question ... I also dug into my current mags
> (C & D mostly) trying
> to establish current stopping distance performance,
> but the measure is 70 to
> 0, not 60 to 0. Where are you guys getting modern
> 60 to 0 distances?
> 
> Cheers,
> Doug
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hertog [mailto:crossram@xxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 8:59 PM
> To: Ron Waters; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Chrysler300] stopping distances
> 
> 
> Hi Ron,
> 
> Good question, about stopping distances. A few
> months back I went thru some
> period car magazines and charted stopping distances
> for our cars, as
> reported by Car Life, Road and Track, HotRod, etc. ;
> sixty-to-zero type of
> stuff. I then compared to stopping distances for
> current cars as reported
> in same magazines road tests.
> I was VERY surprised to see that there was little or
> no difference between
> the two! I'm not prepared to start the research
> process all over again,
> you'll have to take my word as to the results, or do
> your own homework.
> 
> To be fair, I also remember the comments from these
> same period magazines,
> describing the brakes as inadequate, prone to fade,
> not on par with the rest
> of the cars' performance, etc .; so it seems that
> while the 300's did have
> adequate zero-to-sixty stopping power, they somehow
> displeased the
> magazine's testers.
> 
> It appears possible that a Chrysler 300 with a good
> braking system will stop
> in the same distance than a new, current, disc-brake
> and ABS equipped sedan.
> At least, on a one-time basis. I doubt this
> performance could be repeated
> when the drum brakes get hot. Of course, it can be
> argued that you only
> need ONE good stop if you have to jam on the brakes
> in an emergency.
> 
> My point, if I have one, is that disc brakes just
> work more smoothly,
> evenly, and reliably, especially after multiple use,
> especially after they
> have seen some use. They don't need periodic shoe
> adjustement. I installed
> discs on my 300L some 30,000 VERY HARD miles ago
> and, so far, same pads are
> still on the car. I've never had to mess with the
> system in 30,000 miles.
> I've never regretted installing them. But, as I
> stated earlier, this car is
> a real driver, not an occasional weekend / fair
> weather ride.
> 
> Kevin, you are quite right with your comments, by
> the way. It is entirely
> possible that if my beloved '62 300 Sport had not
> been disc-brake equipped
> and such a blast to drive, I might have just left it
> home and driven my
> Subaru Brat instead. Of course, had that been the
> case, I'd be dead right
> now. The speeding SUV that broadsided me at 60+ mph
> didn't seem to care that
> I was driving at 5 mph, or had disc brakes on my
> car.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
> 
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