Re: 1948 Super Eight Resurrection
Posted by Joseph Earl On 2012/3/19 22:23:26
GearRat52,
The larger cylinders should always be at the front.
My '48 had adapters on the original rear cylinders- the adapters are the same size, but went from a flare (brake line) to a deep fitting with a copper gasket at the cylinder. My new rear cylinders that I sourced from NAPA ($8 each) took similar adapters, but used a flare connection on both male and female and stepped down one size. See photo. The fronts changed from the flare fitting (hose) to the adapter which went from a flare (hose side) to the deep 3/16" with a copper gasket. See photo.
My car originally had 1-1/16" fronts and 15/16" rears- the new ones from NAPA are 1' rears and 1-1'8" fronts. That shouldn't matter. But the larger ones are always at the front.
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The larger cylinders should always be at the front.
My '48 had adapters on the original rear cylinders- the adapters are the same size, but went from a flare (brake line) to a deep fitting with a copper gasket at the cylinder. My new rear cylinders that I sourced from NAPA ($8 each) took similar adapters, but used a flare connection on both male and female and stepped down one size. See photo. The fronts changed from the flare fitting (hose) to the adapter which went from a flare (hose side) to the deep 3/16" with a copper gasket. See photo.
My car originally had 1-1/16" fronts and 15/16" rears- the new ones from NAPA are 1' rears and 1-1'8" fronts. That shouldn't matter. But the larger ones are always at the front.
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