RE: Power Brakes/Manual Brakes

[v8magic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Manual brakes are far superior to power brakes for at least a couple of 
reasons. 

First, power brake boosters sometimes fail to boost while driving puting 
the driver in a spot with an extremely firm pedal to push. That is 
dangerous!

Second, Driving with a correctly spec'ed manual master cylinder gives an 
easy to apply pedal with far better brake feel. It also lets the driver 
press as hard as he can while the booster limits total available travel, 
so you cannot apply the brakes as hard. Power brake boosters also add a 
numbing effect to brake feel.

Those points reflect my personal experiences driving a lot of different 
vehicles with boosted and non-boosted brakes. By the way, I also drive 
with both feet, one for the gas and the other for the brake, assuming an 
automatic.

Bob in Sacramento



mopar413@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> Why would you want top go to manual brakes???   So much safer with Power 
> Brakes.  Unless you are going racing, and looking to save weight.
> ---- Marcus Edell <marcusedell@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> > 
> > Sorry for Asking All these questions:
> >  I have Power Brakes on my 62 Polara 500 and I was wondering how hard it 
> >  would be to convert to Manual Brakes? Just ditch the Booster and get a 
> >  new Manual Master Cylinder? 
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