brake balance

[MattKab]

I went for 6 months with Brembo's and stock flexi hoses, before trying Goodridge SS. I did the fronts one weekend, used the car for a week then I did the rears. No difference! I was surprised! But then again my Bug is no 951. If I hit the middle pedal, I hit the seat belt. My Maglite slides from the side of my seat frame/door and hits the innerwing and my anklebone. My ashtray closes...

Erik,

What spec. brake fluid are you trying? DOT5/silicone fluid can be a mare to bleed, I've heard. If your problem is not a bubble in the front pipes or m/c, it may just be the last thing you try!

A swelling flexihose is a good mechanical analogy of a capacitor. It can literally store energy, in the form of potential.

Maybe you have excessive residual pressure in the rear system, due to a weak brakehose? I saw something similar once on a stock T3.

Matt