tips for braking

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  1. doclucio

    doclucio New Member

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    hi guys, can you share some tips for braking in order to not lock the wheels?!? It seems quite difficult to me...thks
     
  2. Marius H

    Marius H Internal Beta Tester Staff Member AMS2 Club Member

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    Your brakes are probably too cold.

    Toggle on the Telemetry view
    Go drive a few laps
    If too cold; turn down your brake ducts
    Drive some more
    Better braking? Good
    Now you can fiddle with brake pressure so it won't overheat
    and/or also brake bias.

    No more locking :p
     
  3. doclucio

    doclucio New Member

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    ah ok, so when cold is easyer to lock, thks
     
  4. Madonion

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    Easy way i test it is to take the car out to do a race, if at a fast corner and my brakes lock up. i go into the pit and brake pressure down 5% till when i slam on the brakes they do not lock. Then from there i will either go back up a few percentages as i would like it still to lock but only when i give it 100% brake and then i modulate it so im close to 100% so they dont lock up. Better than slamming on your brakes at 80% and they lock up already...anyway i find it to be the simplest.
     
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  5. Marius H

    Marius H Internal Beta Tester Staff Member AMS2 Club Member

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    Yes and no. If the brakes are cold the braking will be weak and not optimal. So you are likely stomp onto the brake, so your wheel lock up. By driving a view laps and see if your brakes are too cold. You reduce the brake ducts, so they get warmer, so the brakes work better, so you're not stomping onto the brakes because it takes ages to slow down.
     
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    morpwr Active Member AMS2 Club Member

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    Brake pressure should have nothing to do with brakes overheating. The only thing that should do is make them grab sooner in the pedal travel and lock up sooner.
     

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