12-22-2010, 11:49 PM | #1 |
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help with brakes
i have a 62, swapped out xmembers with an 84. i now have disk brakes, my question is, will my stock master cylinder be enough to push them. im just gonna run a manual disk set up. its the master cylinder that is 1 resevoir but two plungers, one for the brake pedal and one for the clutch. any ideas on what i should do? thanks a bunch in advance
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12-23-2010, 01:13 AM | #2 |
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Re: help with brakes
No, the stock master is a single curicuit one resivour feeds all 4 drums, the other as you know feeds the clutch
You need a dual master cylinder for DISC brakes . You can use one off of a 72 c10 non power master. What do you plan to use for the clutch ?
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12-23-2010, 01:33 AM | #3 |
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Re: help with brakes
I agree with Sal.
You will need to convert to a dual reservior master that is designed to operate a disc/drum brake system. Manual masters were available from '71 thru about '76. Don't forget you'll need the proportioning valve.
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12-23-2010, 01:55 AM | #4 |
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Re: help with brakes
thanks fellas, i have a proportioning valve, and im gettin a non power master from a 74 tomorrow from napa for disk/drum. for the clutch, wilwood has a master for like 49 bucks so i figure ill just use that. my next question is the rubber mounts for the bell houseing/trans, where can i get those, im not sure if the ones i have are correct cause the truck was kinda tossed together when i got my hands on it.
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12-23-2010, 11:26 AM | #5 |
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Re: help with brakes
I'm kinda new at this but I think LMC Truck might be a good start for the mounts. When purchasing, I have been told to buy the mounts for the year of the bell housing as opposed to the year of the truck however it may not matter.
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12-23-2010, 01:35 PM | #6 |
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Re: help with brakes
I like to use the manual master cylinder for an early 80s era truck. It's aluminum with plastic reservoir so they never rust or get looking ugly.
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12-24-2010, 01:11 AM | #7 | |
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Re: help with brakes
If you're using the original slave cylinder, you will want the Wilwood master with a 1" bore.
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