Subaru_dude Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Do the new Subarus still lock up the front wheels instead of the rear when the emergency brake is engaged? I found out the older ones locked up the front when i tried to powerslide in the rain and nothing happened. I looked into it and the Loyales and other older Subarus all have emergency brakes that lock up the front wheels. This question has been bugging me for a long time so if anybody knows, PLEASE tell me. Thanks alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester_Ranger Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Do the new Subarus still lock up the front wheels instead of the rear when the emergency brake is engaged? I found out the older ones locked up the front when i tried to powerslide in the rain and nothing happened. I looked into it and the Loyales and other older Subarus all have emergency brakes that lock up the front wheels. This question has been bugging me for a long time so if anybody knows, PLEASE tell me. Thanks alot. I'm pretty sure my 98 Forester locks up the back. I can whip my rear end around when I pull my e-brake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Dreamer Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 I think the loyales are the only ones have have front hand breaks and power sliding isnt using the hand break Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phizinza Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 My 89' Brumby (brat) has the handbrake on the front, pising the hell out of me!. Maybe when I get around to changing it I'll post it up here. :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfreak85 Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 All EA71, EA81 and EA82 body styles had front e-brakes. All EJ body styles have rear e-brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester_Ranger Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 What about the SVX? Is that considered a EJ body style? Is the e-brake front or rear on the SVX? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Clark Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Just so you know, and one of my associates asked me about this on Saturday, the handbrake does not use the disc pads. There are separate shoe brakes behind the rear rotor inside a cast drum housing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rweddy Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Just so you know, and one of my associates asked me about this on Saturday, the handbrake does not use the disc pads. There are separate shoe brakes behind the rear rotor inside a cast drum housing. This was true from 90-94, after this they no longer have this set up and do use the rear pads. FYI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Clark Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Funny, my '96 Legacy has shoes, and I can't figure out how they would activate the pads using a cable either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMattyD Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 The 96 Legacy I drive has cable-operated drum e-brakes inside the rear discs. matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subaru_dude Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 i would almost prefer to have them in the front just to add on to their already confused look when they see the spair. "The e-brake locks up the front tires too." "What!?" lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetterFan Posted April 16, 2005 Share Posted April 16, 2005 I know that the older gen. Legacys have the E brake in the back. Thanks Steve!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 All Legacy's have rear e-brakes. And DON'T handbrake slide a car with AWD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottbaru Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 I've had numerous awd cars with rear handbrake. The best thing about it is turning around in snow. Pull the brake, crank the steering hard over, back up. The rear wheels slide just a little while the front end rotates around them, I can turn around in a driveway. I've done it with open and limited slip center diffs, haven't tried it with my Suby yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subarubuddy Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 i would almost prefer to have them in the front just to add on to their already confused look when they see the spair. "The e-brake locks up the front tires too." "What!?" lol yeah and if you take out a front halfshaft and go rear wheel drive*(in the ea81/82 generation)* you can do brakestand burnouts with a manual tranny by holding the front wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 In the spirit of the original post, there is a thread about rear ebrakes in the Old Gen Forum. Basically talks about Nissan calipers that can be swapped onto the back (assuming rear disks ) that allow rear emergency brakes. IIRC, using the rear ebrake gives you a bootleg turn, power gives you powerslides. Power induced oversteer is much easier with RWD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subie94 Posted April 17, 2005 Share Posted April 17, 2005 And DON'T handbrake slide a car with AWD! can you please refresh my memory, why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Because the center diff wants both axles to rotate with a similar speed. A manual Sube won't handle handbrake turns for long before the silicone oil in the center diff gets overheat and loses it's ability to transfer torque. Turns the car into a FWD. An auto might put up a more valiant fight, but you'd still fry the clutch pack in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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