norvalwilhelm
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I keep reading posts talking about upgrading our brakes and can't see the problem, at least not thousands of dollars worth.
I feel the hydraboost is the biggist improvement anyone needs, I am not talking about a company but the unit available at any wrecking yard. They are both powerful and cheap used.
That said I have 4 stainless sleeved calipers, the calipers while a little heavy do have 4 live pistons, the casting is rigid and the pistons are large for good clamping pressure.
Our rotors are 12 inches and with a good resurfacing and a little work with a dial indicator and shims can be made to run perfectly true or at least within .002.
I also replace all flex lines with stainless flex lines.
I also run the NON power master with the hydraboost from a one ton for a little extra line pressure.
I do run organic pads to save the rotors, my back 2 are original while the front were replaced back in the 70's.
The combination of hydraboost, small master and perfectly true rotors makes for brakes far more powerful then I will ever need.
Because I like holes I did drill all 4 rotors full of holes and turned the inside down to remove 3 pounds from each rotor and so far no sign of fatigue cracks and I do check all rotors yearly.
If you want a one time panic stop from any speed the organic pads work great and save the rotors but if you want repeated stops the performance friction pads work great and the 3rd panic stop from 100 mph was better then the first but my rotors took too much of a beating.
I can't see spending thousands on different calipers, even 6 piston when their area is most of the time less then our 4 1 7/8th pistons.
I was doing a bad thing last Saturday, I was playing with another guy, running at 80 to 90 down a secondary road, he was in front and I was following close waiting for a staight away, the road was quit hilly.
We went over the crest of a hill me a few car lengths behind him when he had to pull brakes really hard, a car had pulled out of the driveway over the crest, anyway he pulled brakes and I had only an instant to realize this and hit mine. All 4 wheels locked instantly and I wasn't aware that I had hit them that hard but I easily outbraked him and he had more warning. My brakes at 80 plus still had no problem with the lockup and they felt strong.
Why do I need 13 inch rotors, 1 inch more then I have now?? Why do I need better calipers???
All you need is hydraboost, the product, good stainless calipers, good flex lines and proper trued rotors.
I will keep my present brakes plus the thousands it would take for something inferior.
I never feel I need more brakes, never.
VAcuum boosters will not cut it.
I feel the hydraboost is the biggist improvement anyone needs, I am not talking about a company but the unit available at any wrecking yard. They are both powerful and cheap used.
That said I have 4 stainless sleeved calipers, the calipers while a little heavy do have 4 live pistons, the casting is rigid and the pistons are large for good clamping pressure.
Our rotors are 12 inches and with a good resurfacing and a little work with a dial indicator and shims can be made to run perfectly true or at least within .002.
I also replace all flex lines with stainless flex lines.
I also run the NON power master with the hydraboost from a one ton for a little extra line pressure.
I do run organic pads to save the rotors, my back 2 are original while the front were replaced back in the 70's.
The combination of hydraboost, small master and perfectly true rotors makes for brakes far more powerful then I will ever need.
Because I like holes I did drill all 4 rotors full of holes and turned the inside down to remove 3 pounds from each rotor and so far no sign of fatigue cracks and I do check all rotors yearly.
If you want a one time panic stop from any speed the organic pads work great and save the rotors but if you want repeated stops the performance friction pads work great and the 3rd panic stop from 100 mph was better then the first but my rotors took too much of a beating.
I can't see spending thousands on different calipers, even 6 piston when their area is most of the time less then our 4 1 7/8th pistons.
I was doing a bad thing last Saturday, I was playing with another guy, running at 80 to 90 down a secondary road, he was in front and I was following close waiting for a staight away, the road was quit hilly.
We went over the crest of a hill me a few car lengths behind him when he had to pull brakes really hard, a car had pulled out of the driveway over the crest, anyway he pulled brakes and I had only an instant to realize this and hit mine. All 4 wheels locked instantly and I wasn't aware that I had hit them that hard but I easily outbraked him and he had more warning. My brakes at 80 plus still had no problem with the lockup and they felt strong.
Why do I need 13 inch rotors, 1 inch more then I have now?? Why do I need better calipers???
All you need is hydraboost, the product, good stainless calipers, good flex lines and proper trued rotors.
I will keep my present brakes plus the thousands it would take for something inferior.
I never feel I need more brakes, never.
VAcuum boosters will not cut it.
