Paladin-hyperbole? Of course, but not much. My dog is only 20 pounds.

The original post wasn't intended to critique old Mopars handling, though there is ample ammo for that. Just my opinion that uber brake systems are generally overkill given the limiting factors (weight, distribution, suspension) of the vehicles they are installed on.

And, unless a person is a cop, or is friends with all the local ones, the opportunities for utilizing the additional braking potential of such a system over factory discs seems really limited. Cool looking? No doubt. Practical? Not as sure about that.

Here are a couple of other thoughts. It seems like the best way to improve an old cars braking, even with stock drums, would be to install some kind of ABS system. But I have never heard of anyone doing that. Is it too expensive/complicated to design/install?

Second thought, a little off subject, is if torsion bars were such a great thing, why don't cars today use them? Or do they?