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PostPosted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 1:12 am 
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Never ran front brakes on my buggies before. Seen some interesting brake setup with motorcycle disk brakes used. Currently I have a ball joint front with drums that have never been hooked up.
How hard would it be to hook these up or should I leave it and just ran my rear brakes? Should I look at saving my money up for front disk set up?

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 4:34 am 
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I have had fronts and not had them to me yes they can be helpful but my current buggy is without them and im not missing the front breaks its not a gotta have for me

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:08 pm 
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I would say this I've been with and without front brakes also it all depends on how u ride just trail riding no not necessary but nice to have if you are wanting to climb big hills and get dumb I would say yes just for safety but again not necessary.


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 10:27 pm 
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Yes! I run mine on a separate master cylinder with hand brake for when I need it. It come in real handy when you need to stop fast or slow down on a hill.

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