Which Way Do You Like Your Turning Brake?

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I did a search and nothing came up on this which surprised me.

The turning brake in my new car is set up the standard way Funco does them (maybe most do them this way too?). Push up to brake the driver's side tire and turn left, pull back to brake the passenger side and turn right. Both Grant and Chad explained the logic of this to me which makes total sense. However, to me it "feels" backward when I'm driving. I honestly don't know why it feels backward to me , it just does. Maybe it's because I'm used to driving twin stick boats and so that is how my pee brain is wired? Who knows.

I need to bleed the turn brake so I'm thinking to swap the brake lines and change the direction while I'm at it. Curious if there is any reason I shouldn't change it? Should I force myself to learn it the way it is? I can't really see why I shouldn't swap it to what feels right to me. But I figured I should get some input from some of you more experienced folks to see if I'm missing anything before I make the swap. Thanks in advance for any input.
 
I would do what is comfortable to you and I am in agreement forward or up is right turn and back or down is left turn my Sand Limo was beside drivers seat left hand but was forward left and back right which is opposite of what I was used to running certain machines so I switched it to fit me
 
GBR said:
I would do what is comfortable to you and I am in agreement forward or up is right turn and back or down is left turn my Sand Limo was beside drivers seat left hand but was forward left and back right which is opposite of what I was used to running certain machines so I switched it to fit me
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This is opposite of what Dockmaster said Grant explained to him.
 
Pull left, push right would seem the most natural to me. Its they way that every twin engine boat is steered at low speed, I assume old tanks were the same way. Didn't know anyone else did it any other way, or why?
 
Mine is between the seats. Push down to go left and pull up to go right. My hand only comes off the turning brake to shift. I use it ALL the time. The newer style that they are putting in looks cool but my gut tells me it's not as convenient as the old school between the seats that I'm used to.
 
I think all of us are running out to the garage to see how ours are hooked up. LOL!
Personally, I hardly ever use mine because of fear from causing damage to the transmission. Don't know if
that's possible or not but I do know it scares the shiat out of me. LOL!
 
Grease Monkey said:
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This is how I have always had mine set and feels natural. It follows the steering wheel rotation and the body/shoulder movement with your hand at the 12 o clock position on the wheel.
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This is natural to me.

Mine is currently a pull up twin stick, but it’s annoying to reach. Thinking of switching it to a vertical push-pull.
 
when turning right, your body moves left so it is natural to pull up or back (to support your body from moving more left)

when turning left your body moves right so it is natural to push down or forward (to support your body from moving more right)
 
Rockwood said:
This is natural to me.

Mine is currently a pull up twin stick, but it’s annoying to reach. Thinking of switching it to a vertical push-pull.
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I have to say, I've grabbed the turning brake a few times when I meant to grab the sequential shifter. Doesn't happen often now but it was a ah crap moment.
 
It’s a funco you won’t need anyway, in my SU it’s left of seat so I believe it’s opposite, left side feels unnatural to me, so my only suggestion is keep it to the right ( center )
Dual or single doesn’t matter you’ll get used to it
 
Deviantduner said:
It’s a funco you won’t need anyway, in my SU it’s left of seat so I believe it’s opposite, left side feels unnatural to me, so my only suggestion is keep it to the right ( center )
Dual or single doesn’t matter you’ll get used to it
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It is a Funco and yes they can slide on their own but if you really get in tune with your car you will find that the turning brake can assist in controlling a slide that your car wants to swing further on. Controlling the slide by adding to it or limiting the slide. It works both ways. For me it's like having rear steer and it has to work in conjunction with the steering wheel and gas pedal.
 
Lots of good input - thanks all. In summary, the general consensus looks to be that there is no standard or typical which is what I suspected. I'm going to switch mine.
Yes, it's a Funco and doesn't need one as the car will go where you point it. However, it adds to the fun factor for me. I like grabbing the turn brake and putting the car into a slide turn. This is especially true at the top of a big dune or edge. And then a downshift and hitting the gas and throwing that sand roost. When the option is there on which way to turn I do a left turn 90% of the time. Just feels more in control to me and of course the line of sight is far better turning to driver's side vs other way.
 
What's surprising to me is that's yours is the 2nd brand new Funco that I know of that needs their turn brakes bled. I thought you guys paid for a shake down run ? IMO that should have been resolved before you took delivery.
 
Hondajimz said:
What's surprising to me is that's yours is the 2nd brand new Funco that I know of that needs their turn brakes bled. I thought you guys paid for a shake down run ? IMO that should have been resolved before you took delivery.
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It's not at all surprising to me. Yes, they tested the car at Glamis prior to delivery. I have videos of Chad testing it and clearly using the turn brake. When I tested it the turn brake was fine the first day. It wasn't until second day that it got a little spongy. It's not uncommon to have a little air still in the system when everything is new and to find it's way around.
 
Somebody posted here a while ago that you have to actually unbolt the turning brake to be able to move it to get all the air out.
 
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