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This has become ridiculous. The single cylinder is just as safe as the dual. OR the dual is so marginal in its 'extra safety" claim so as to be neglegible.
Keith, I have to say that this is the most un-informed post you've ever made, and you don't make any.
The whole reason why a dual master cylinder was thought up is the exact reason that 55PackardGuy stated,
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The advantage of a dual braking system is that you basically have a backup in case of loss of pressure in the system, for whatever reason--not necessarily the T/V or other single system. You have 0 brakes. Wouldn't it be helpful to have 50% brakes rather than none? And wouldn't it be nice to know before you have to stop that you possibly only have half your brakes?
I know I would, and every car I will ever build will have some sort of modern, dual line master cylinder on it. Disc brakes or no, from '67 on, ALL cars were required to have a dual master cylinder, for safety reasons, NOT because of front disc/rear drum setups. I've seen multitudes of MOPAR and Ford and GM vehicles from right before '70 that had four wheel drum brakes, and dual master cylinders. All it takes is ONE component to fail in a single line master cylinder and you're done, you have no brakes. At least with a dual you still have 50% like 55PackardGuy stated.
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