Brake Proportioning Bracket

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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 16:36:37 -0700
From: Allan Davis 
Subject: rear brake proportioning bracket
To: toy4x4@tlca.org

Can anyone tell me a little about the rear brake bracket that Downey,
NWOR, et. al sells that is supposed to return braking to normal after
lifting a truck?  I can't even see where it is supposed to attach on the
truck.

My OME kit did not include anything like this--is it really necessary? 
My brake pedal seems harder but the brakes still work fine.

Thanks for any help.

Allan

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Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 08:13:30 -0800
From: Chris Geiger 
Subject: rear brake proportioning bracket
To: Toy4x4@tlca.org

The bracket bolts on between the proportioning valve arm and the pan hard
rod. The one that came with my downey springs had 2 positions, one for 1.5"
lift and the other for 3" lift.

Many people find the rear breaks to be too weak compared to the front so
many people remove the proportioning valve arm all together and tie up the
valve to the top position to get as much breaking out of the rear as
possible, I find this works great with my truck as I always carry my tools
and spare parts so the back of my truck is a bit heavy. This may be too much
on a pick-up with nothing in the bed. I have a picture of the proportioning
valve tied up on my truck on my web page.

Chris Geiger 93 4Runner http://geiger.mcl.ucsb.edu/offroad.html

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Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 23:15:35 -0700
From: "Kenneth Sigel" 
Subject: Re: questions and ideas

I tied my proportioning bracket up so it was disabled, but my rear brakes
seemed to lock up frequently.  Is it not supposed to do that?  I definitely
got great braking to the rear wheels, but it wasn't good to lock up the
brakes on the pavement.

Ken
- -----Original Message-----
From: Jim Brink 

>The proportioning valve changes the hydraulic pressure to the rear
>brakes dependent on the load in the bed. Weather or not is needed is a
>matter of personal preference. In my case, I have a camper shell, carpet
>kit, tools, parts, dogs, misc. good stuff in my truck and I want all the
>braking power back there I can get. Mine is disabled.


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