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Range Rover Blues:
Yes you are right, fitting bigger tyres means you need to lean on the pedal harder to get it to stop.

Added to that the higher C of G means the front end can now have more braking effort in comparison to the back.

So yes, stick some softer pads on there.

But mainly I find leaving a decent gap helps :wink:

lambert:
The problem with leaving a bigger gap, i find, is those in cars who follow you- especially when you are trailered up- and use your nice safe gap to cut you up into, hence needing a bit more bite for emergency stoppage.
 
After all as my instructor said all those years ago. 'You are not the problem, you know what you are about to do its the other loons that you can't control that you should worry about.'

Range Rover Blues:
We are not recomended to tell pupils "that evceryone else on the road is an idiot" these days.

SO I tell my pupils that "if you assume everyone else ont he road is an idiot, you'll be proved right more often than you're proved wrong" :lol:
You never notice the good drivers.

As for rule 2, like my dad told me "if you see an indicator flashing, it's safe to assume there's a bulb in it, nothing more".

Guardian.:
all ours ar on 35's there are not any braking issues, technically or on paper what you are saying is correct, but in the real world it isnt noticable, i can stop and lock the wheels up easy.

matthew:
As others have said, yes in theory but in practice I doubt you'll notice any difference.

Most likely problem you'll get I'd have thought is fade due to the pads overheating, for which the remedy is HARDER pads, but go too hard and they won't work at all until you get them warm.

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