Re: Kanter disc brake conversion
Posted by HH56 On 2023/7/22 20:11:25
Is your connecting link for the stepped pushrod between pedal rod and booster something commercial or did you make it?
I made something similar with my conversion in the 56 but am not happy with the setup. My link is too hard to adjust and there needs to be changes made with either the master itself or its almost vertical position or the pedal ratio obtained by modifying the pedal to have the take off higher and using a bellcrank in the vent hole to change direction. Currently my pedal is too sensitive -- as bad as or worse than the Treadlevac. Since I find it difficult to work on the car anymore to refine it or change the booster to a single instead of a dual 7 the car is just sitting in the garage. What I would like to try is a master such as one used in a British car that is mounted completely vertical. Have not been able to find one in the US that the brake places will say can work that way.
Factory AC in my car makes anything modern in the engine compt problematic so an under floor install would be perfect. TL, dual exhaust and shallow frame rails make that problematic too. Almost makes a hydro-boost system under the floor worth considering but that is expensive and length is an issue. The Electric high power boost system from ABS has been used in 55-6 models but IMO, it needs a higher pedal ratio for safety rather than turning up the boost and using the original 1:1 ratio which was done in those conversions.
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I made something similar with my conversion in the 56 but am not happy with the setup. My link is too hard to adjust and there needs to be changes made with either the master itself or its almost vertical position or the pedal ratio obtained by modifying the pedal to have the take off higher and using a bellcrank in the vent hole to change direction. Currently my pedal is too sensitive -- as bad as or worse than the Treadlevac. Since I find it difficult to work on the car anymore to refine it or change the booster to a single instead of a dual 7 the car is just sitting in the garage. What I would like to try is a master such as one used in a British car that is mounted completely vertical. Have not been able to find one in the US that the brake places will say can work that way.
Factory AC in my car makes anything modern in the engine compt problematic so an under floor install would be perfect. TL, dual exhaust and shallow frame rails make that problematic too. Almost makes a hydro-boost system under the floor worth considering but that is expensive and length is an issue. The Electric high power boost system from ABS has been used in 55-6 models but IMO, it needs a higher pedal ratio for safety rather than turning up the boost and using the original 1:1 ratio which was done in those conversions.
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