The front brakes do most of the stopping.....When a raced my 65 fury One police surplus car, i had a hydraulic valve to shut off the back brakes
while at the track...I did not have enough brakes to make the first turn off after the finish line so i just let it roll to the end.
Mel Larson's Drag Strip in Phoenix Az...late 60's before I was asked to go on my army vacation.
On master cylinders, found it both ways. A dual cylinder rebuild kit was $25.00, I could get a rebuilt
master cylinder for $14.95.My old truck...single cylinder master was $79.00 dollars, the rebuild kit was $5.95. So I bought the kit,
a hone to clean up the bore, and was still under $20 into the project.Our 65 satellite project car got the front disks and dual cylinder and lines from a 73 dart.
rob/ferts/phx On 6/12/11 8:05 PM, Dave64 wrote:
Thanks for the replies. I know the fronts do most of the braking, but I haven't had a bit of trouble with the larger rear drums. No real difference from when I had the same size all the way around. The reason I have 11" on the back now is I swapped in a later year rearend last spring. I may eventually put discs on the front. Ollie - thanks for your comments. That was another one of my thoughts - to go to a dual. Thanks, Dave '64 Belvedere 2DHT 318 Poly, Push Button Auto Originally Florida A/C Car --- On Sun, 6/12/11, Ollie<satellite1965@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:From: Ollie<satellite1965@xxxxxxxxxxx> If it is a single bowl I would surely replace it with a dual. Just for piece of mind if any other reason. Get a good one at O'Rielys and it is life time warranty. Ollie To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Master Cylinder (was Brake Light Switch - and Electrical question before that!) Another option would be to get it sleeved in brass (or maybe it's bronze) or stainless and then put in an original size rebuild kit. On 6/12/2011 6:37 PM, Mike& Deb wrote:Hi Dave, I would rebuild the original if the bore is not toopitted. You can hone out some pitting and a slight amount will not adversely affect braking action, but deep pits will require a different master cylinder. I have bought rebuilts that wouldn't work-so if you buy a reman- buy good quality. You shouldn't have mismatched drum sizes on your car. The front brakes do the majority of the work so they typically have a larger friction area than the rear. Are the rears locking up before the fronts?Mike LeFevre
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