The short answer is no.
The problem is that your current braking system has a built in residual
valve to maintain about 10 lbs of pressure to hold the brake shoes close to
the drums. That much pressure will keep your disk brakes applied and not
release them.
Its not that you can't make it work with the single cylinder master, its
that you'd have to deal with that built in residual valve...
Dual cylinder master, with 2 lb and 10 lb residuals (front and back) and a
proportioning valve would be your best plan.
----- Original Message -----
From: "wayne osborne" <wayne@chevytrucks.org>
To: <IDPHR@aol.com>
Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 10:08 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] front disc brakes
An even dumber question---would a stock master cylinder be able to push
enough fluid for a non power front disk brake setup or would a new master
cylinder have to be installed also. Since redoing my rear end and finally
getting it under the truck, got different bolt pattern now (front to rear)
and want to get the same all way around. Gonna have to get new
wheels--finally be able to rid myself of the polished aluminum ones, kinda
like a black vehicle-they look good when cleaned but its a job... Just
wandering if I could use the stock master cylinder, install a proportioning
valve, and use the front disc brake kit that are available to match the
bolt pattern. This way I can buy new wheels--the same all the way
around..... --wayne
At 12:32 PM 12/3/03 -0500, IDPHR@aol.com wrote:
>I have non power discs on my 51 3100...(no room for booster)had to change
>master cylinder (double resevoir mustang master) and install va
proportioning
>valve....biggest issue! most of these kits are 5 bolt set-ups and don't
>match the
>rear drum bolt pattern. But all in all, since I upgraded power to a '58 235
>w/ 2 1bbl and dual exhaust, it worked out well.
>
>Steve G.
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
Wayne Osborne
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