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  • Controlling car brake fade

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    Controlling car brake fade

    Controlling car brake fade through driving technique Brake fade and rotor warping can be reduced through proper braking technique; when running down a long downgrade that would ...

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  • Cornering (Lateral) force explained

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    Cornering (Lateral) force explained

    Car Cornering (Lateral) force explained Tire tread element displacement and the resulting cornering force Cornering force or side force is the lateral (i.e. parallel to the road ...

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  • Daewoo Wheel PCD & Offsets Guide

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    Daewoo Wheel PCD & Offsets Guide

    Daewoo Wheel PCD & Offsets Size Guide Model Year PCD Offset Bore Espero 95 to 01 4×100 35 to 45 56.6 Kalos 03 on 4×100 35 to 45 56.6 Lacetti 04 on 4×114 35 to 45 56.6 Laganza 97 ...

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  • Daihatsu Wheel PCD & Offsets Guide

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    Daihatsu Wheel PCD & Offsets Guide

    Daihatsu Wheel PCD & Offsets Size Guide Model Year PCD Offset Bore Applause 89 to 96 4×100 35 to 38 56.1 Charade 93 to 00 4×100 35 to 38 56.1 Charade 03 on 4×100 35 to 45 56.1 ...

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  • Dodge Wheel Fitment Guide

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    Dodge Wheel Fitment Guide

    Dodge Wheel Fitment Sizes Guide PCD & Offsets Model P.C.D. ET Bore. Dodge Avenger (From 1995) 5 x 114.3 38...45 67 Dodge Daytona (From 1994) 5 x 100 35...40 57 Dodge Shadow (From ...

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  • Drum Brake Adjustment

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    Drum Brake Adjustment

    Car Drum Brake Adjustment Car Drum Brake Adjuster Location Some Cars Are Fitted with drum Brakes on the rear a few classic cars have drum brakes all round. Drum Brakes contain ...

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  • Drum Brake Explained

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    Drum Brake Explained

    How A Car Drum Brake Works A Typical Car drum brake parts diagram Drum brakes have adjusters which move the brake shoes nearer to the drum to compensate for wear After a time, ...

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  • E Brake Shoes Adjust Replace

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    E Brake Shoes Adjust Replace

    Emergency Parking Brake Shoe Replacement (with Rear Disc Brakes) The emergency hand brake or "e" brake it has been called for short is used to securely hold the car when in the ...

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  • Engine braking

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    Engine braking

    Car Engine braking explained Engine braking occurs when the retarding forces within an engine are used to slow a vehicle down, as opposed to using an external braking mechanism ...

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  • Ferrari Wheel Fitment Guide

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    Ferrari Wheel Fitment Guide

    Ferrari Wheel Fitment Sizes Guide PCD & Offsets Model P.C.D. ET C.B. Ferrari 308 5 x 108 N / I N / I Ferrari 324 5 x 108 N / I 67 Ferrari 348 (Before 1995) 5 x 108 N / I 43 ...

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  • Fiat Wheel PCD & Offsets Guide

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    Fiat Wheel PCD & Offsets Guide

    Fiat Wheel PCD & Offsets Size Guide Model Year PCD Offset Bore 500 07 on 4×98 25 to 35 58.1 Barchetta 95 on 4×98 35 to 38 58.1 Bravo & Brava 96 to 01 4×98 35 to 38 58.1 Bravo 07 ...

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  • Ford Wheel PCD & Offsets Guide

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    Ford Wheel PCD & Offsets Guide

    Ford Wheel PCD & Offsets Car Size Guide Model Year PCD Offset Bore Cougar 98 – 02 4×108 35 to 45 63.4 Escort 81 – 90 4×108 35 to 45 63.4 Escort Cosworth 92 – 96 4×108 15 to 20 ...

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  • Hand Parking brake

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    Hand Parking brake

    Hand Parking brake Explained In cars, the parking brake, also called hand brake, emergency brake, or e-brake, is a latching brake usually used to keep the vehicle stationary. It ...

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  • Handbrake turn

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    Handbrake turn

    Car Handbrake turn explained The handbrake turn is a driving technique used to deliberately slide a car sideways, either for the purpose of negotiating a very tight bend quickly, ...

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  • Honda Wheel PCD & Offsets Guide

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    Honda Wheel PCD & Offsets Guide

    Honda Wheel PCD & Offsets Size Guide Model Year PCD Offset Bore Accord 90 to 00 4×114.3 38 to 45 64.1 Accord 01 on 5×114.3 45 to 50 64.1 Aerodeck 97 to 01 4×114.3 35 to 42 64.1 ...

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  • Hydraulic brakes

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    Hydraulic brakes

    Hydraulic brakes The hydraulic brake is an arrangement of braking mechanism which uses brake fluid, typically containing ethylene glycol, to transfer pressure from the ...

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  • Hyundai Wheel PCD & Offsets Guide

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    Hyundai Wheel PCD & Offsets Guide

    Hyundai Wheel PCD & Offsets Size Guide Model Year PCD Offset Bore Accent 94 to 00 4×114.3 35 to 45 67.1 Accent 01 on 4×100 35 to 45 54.1 Atoz & Amica 98 on 4×114.3 35 to 45 67.1 ...

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  • Inboard brake Systems

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    Inboard brake Systems

    Inboard brake System An inboard braking system is an automobile technology wherein the disc brakes are mounted on the chassis of the vehicle, rather than directly on the wheel ...

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