Savvy Spec’ing: Brake balance

CCJ Staff (CCJ)

Oct 4, 2002

Think your brakes are perfectly balanced from the factory? Maybe not. Ryder Transportation shares its latest, optimum-brake-balance specs. Plus, we review the rampant brake imbalance fostered by first-generation ABS.

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