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manual brakes wont STOP!!!!

Discussion in 'Non-Turbo Tech questions' started by 92coupe331, Nov 18, 2012.

  1. 92coupe331

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    so im gonna do new brake all around and try the stock size MC
     
  2. turboexplorer

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    Mar 15, 2010
    go to jegs and buy the manual brake conversion kit comes with the appropriate master cylinder for your application i believe it was only 150 bucks.......
     
  3. 92coupe331

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    it tells me its a 1 1/8 bore....thats 3/16 bigger than what i have now...


    which is opposite of what everyone else said:swear:
     
  4. Briansshop

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    Dec 12, 2006
    ^ I have the Jegs MC with Aerospace 2 piston calipers and mine stops fine. Does take some leg though.
     
  5. stangman9897

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    Reading all of this makes me wonder if im going to have a Master Clyd problem, im in the process of putting AeroSpace 4 piston calipers on the front of mine, is the stock master going to run them.
     
  6. cat herder

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    No need to wonder, just do the math. What's the total piston area of the new calipers, vs. the piston area of the old ones? If the new ones are larger, it'll take less pedal effort to generate the same stopping power; smaller, and it'll take more pedal effort.

    http://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/geometry-plane/circle.php
     
  7. jt351

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    Oct 9, 2005
    when finding total area of the pistons in like in 4 piston when it is a fixed caliper you divide by 2 or you only count one side, I know it is hard to believe, a fixed caliper with four 2" pistons opposing has the same clamping force and pedal travel as a sliding caliper with two 2" pistons, because in a sliding caliper they move twice as far. fixed calipers is actually a joke in drag racing, cause it is just more weight, in road racing the larger caliper and pistons can absorb more heat.
     
  8. Rickracer

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    Nov 19, 2012
    ^^^ THIS^^^

    No matter what kind of system you have, if you stand and watch the wheel while somebody stands on the pedal, you will SEE the flex, not only in the hoses, but in the calipers and brackets as well. ;):cool:
     
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