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> But.. Jim, since you brake about 2/3 on the front and the rest rear... how > does this proportion stay the same with such a different type brake > (caliper vs Drum). When the Variant brakes are being checked on the rolling road for the annual test, I get about 200 units on the front before locking and 300 on the rears, and the guy said last time he'd never seen such high figures for an e-brake, at around 200 (but we all know they are good if working well). There would be some weight shift on hard braking, but would it rise as high as 2:1 front to rear? That's about what our w/c VWs do on the rolling road. I'd say rear linings wear in about the same time as front pads, or maybe a bit quicker. The total area of brake surface must be greater for the rear linings than the front. It's maybe not the same compound so a direct comparison isn't reliable, but it still points in the same direction, that our rear brakes take a significant proportion of the braking effort. I reckon it's more than half. The calipers produce more than 3 times as much force on the disc as the wheel cylinders produce on the drums, but the leading shoes on the rear brakes have a mechanical servo effect. Any figures from anywhere to support me on this? Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/