Re: Brake Upgrade

Posted by Packard53 On 2008/1/11 21:56:21

I have sat back and have been watching this thread with some interest. I will be the first to state that I am only a shade tree mechanic. However I would like to ask the following question to those thinking about converting to disc brakes. What kind of modern master cylinder and power booster unit would you use. That would be kind of hard converted to do on high pockets series being the location of the master cylinder and the mounting of the brake pedal. Correct me if I am wrong but doesn't the 55 and 56's have the same type of mounting system and brake pedal arrangement as the high pockets.

Another problem you run into with this conversation is what kind of proportioning valve do you use. It seems to me that you have to have a balance of when the front disc brakes come on in proportion to when the rear brake shoes start their braking action.

I remember an old thread in the AACA forum about Craigs convertion to a modern brake master cylinder for his Packard using a Honda master cylinder. I remember the way he mounted his brake pedal on the floor. The way he choose to do that was crude at best

John F. Shireman