Moderator: volvite
Really bad idea. I have first hand experience with the Pathfinder brakes, and I can easily say that it does not take very much to make them fade & become dangerous. Rolling down a hill in neutral is just f'ing insane. The transmission can handle downhills just fine.volvite wrote:Bad idea. Don't do it.
What kind of speeds are you talking about? I originally thought you were talking highway or freeway speeds, which makes me think of the "hill" I frequently drive between Salt Lake and Park City. There's a good 10 mile stretch of interstate that is just killer on brakes, so I'm usually driving down with the overdrive disabled & only touch the brakes a few times to slow down a bit. If you feel the transmission downshift because you are slowing down, then it is doing the intended job. Why not just manually pop it into a lower gear? What annoys me constantly is not having a manual transmission.jetwrangler wrote:Ok I can see your point on Brake Fade. But really, its maybe a 150ft hill stretched out in 1/4 mile. It just more less annoys me to feel the truck downshift because i use the brake to start slowing down for a stoplight at the end of the 1/4 mile.