55.2-59 Braking Power

[57FleetsideC4]

Originally Posted by jweb

My setup is similar, 1" MC, 8" dual booster. I have Wilwood 11" front and Ford 11" rear rotors. It will stick your face to the windshield but won't skid. I fought several issues to get there.


1: My booster worked great but the little check valve on it was bad. It didn't allow air through either way. Just pull it off and blow on it, air should only go one way.

2: Pedal Ratio -This made a big difference and it's likely part of your problem. I have a firewall mounted booster/mc also and the "stock " setting wasn't right. Here's a good article about that https://mpbrakes.com/calculating-pedal-ratio/

3: Booster pin length - This is more if you have soft pedal but worth checking. https://mpbrakes.com/got-a-soft-peda...-cylinder-gap/

Thanks for the links and information. I will check the pedal ratio when I take the cover off in the spring. This has a good pedal just not enough stopping power. This is the first time I have built something like this so learning as I go. Steve