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Why do we have larger diameter rotors IN THE REAR?

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IF THE Gladiator is like my 2007 Wrangler the braking is biased to the rear. What I have been told is when your down hilling on a trail and you need to slow down you dont want the front brakes to lock up.
This is what I heard also . I mentioned this before but was told it isnt necessarily so that the rear engages earlier. But again this may not be true .. more internet misinformation.
 

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If you go on the wrangler site you will find out the rears ware out twice as fast as the fronts
 

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Yup, the "right" foot.
So for some your saying the "right " foot could be the " left" foot but not really the "left" foot for them since there often use has trained their " left" foot to act like a "right" foot when in fact its a "left"....
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IF THE Gladiator is like my 2007 Wrangler the braking is biased to the rear.
Well, that would explain why a couple of stops on my way to work give me a back tire chirp!
 

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Well, that would explain why a couple of stops on my way to work give me a back tire chirp!
Not sure why there'd be a "bias to the rear" since the weight of a vehicle shifts forward when you brake. You'd be locking rear wheels up. (and with ABS, that won't be allowed)
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