Mechanical Brakes Suck!!

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I have a old style of that on my 5b made by Integy from years ago. They may help slow it down a little. They definitely do not lock the wheels up. At least mine don't and i tried all the adjustments possible.

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Isn't that still considered a mechanical brake setup.
Guessing it might need a stronger servo with a setup like that. Still can't hurt the stopping power from a stock brake.
 
smokinwheel said:
Isn't that still considered a mechanical brake setup.
Guessing it might need a stronger servo with a setup like that. Still can't hurt the stopping power from a stock brake.
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It for sure is still mechanical.
I am guessing it would be like going from stock rubber lines to SS lines. Helps but not Big Brake 2 to 4 piston Upgrade help. I agree a stronger servo is a good next step. Not sure which cable they use but even that would help.

There are better looking hydro ones for a little more $$ but i don't want that headache. Been down the Magura-Brembo comparison aka nightmare on my KTM's.
 
Flh003 said:
I have a old style of that on my 5b made by Integy from years ago. They may help slow it down a little. They definitely do not lock the wheels up. At least mine don't and i tried all the adjustments possible.
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Flh003 said:
What is the brake pad material (blue color)? Only reason i ask is we used to make 1/4 scale cars and we ran a carbon fiber disk we made with heat treated pads. It had no problem slowing down the cars or locking brakes depending how you set it. The disk we mad was only like a 1 1/4 if I remember right.
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If the link is kinda like we made it? They may stop. But servo power does play a roll in it too. I would have to see if I can find one of my throttle/brake servos to see what the power on it was.
 
TODD said:
If the link is kinda like we made it? They may stop. But servo power does play a roll in it too. I would have to see if I can find one of my throttle/brake servos to see what the power on it was.
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smokinwheel said:
Isn't that still considered a mechanical brake setup.
Guessing it might need a stronger servo with a setup like that. Still can't hurt the stopping power from a stock brake.
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After researching this, there are hydraulic brake kits available too. Im assuming with hydraulic brakes, the servo does less work, or you don't need a hi-torque servo like you would with a mechanical brake set, correct? or will I still need a stronger servo than the stock one on a Rovan?
 
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Tbone4life said:
After researching this, there are hydraulic brake kits available too. Im assuming with hydraulic brakes, the servo does less work, or you don't need a hi-torque servo like you would with a mechanical brake set, correct? or will I still need a stronger servo than the stock one on a Rovan?
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Correct. The master cylinder if big enough and has a good piston will need much less force than cable driven system.

I can 1 finger clutch my KTM dirtbike (Hydro) where my XR400 (Cable) i need 2 at the beginning of the day and 3 at the end.

This setup is probably the best there is. If shippign wasn't so crazy i would have jumped all over that FG.

https://www.largescaleforums.com/threads/fg-evo-on-road-1-5-clk-amg.30227/
 
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I went hydraulic on all 4 wheels on my Baja and needed a high power servo for the brake cylinder .about 40kgs is enough for me . Biggest fun was bleeding it all up without bubbles in the pipes .
 
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