'69 w/302, replaced wheel cylinders, shoes, springs, hoses, the works, on the front. Pedal effort seems too high--maybe 40-50 lbs.? Everything else we drive has PB and just maybe I've forgotten just how much effort's required! What's 'reasonable' pedal effort for a normal, in-town, controlled stop? BTW--while bleeding brakes, I noticed that the front reservoir barely dipped while the rear one did all the draining. It's getting replaced next, just due to age (15+ years) along with the rear brakes this weekend.
Brake pedal effort, manual brakes
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JDS68Stang
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I just put a 68 stang on the road, manual brakes as well, yea they take a bit of effort to stop.
If I need to stop real quick I use both feet and she'll lock up the wheels.
My entire brake system is new front to back w/ exception of the master cylinder so I'm assuming this is normal for the manual brake systems.
If I need to stop real quick I use both feet and she'll lock up the wheels.
My entire brake system is new front to back w/ exception of the master cylinder so I'm assuming this is normal for the manual brake systems.
IIRC, 30-40 pounds is about average for manual disc.drum setups and drum/drum would be just over that.
As for the MC, it's plumbed correctly. The rear jug feeds the front brakes, dunno why but thats how they did it.
p0prcksandc0ke
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ya manual brakes suck....but there also great its a reason for me to not let any of my freinds drive my stang..
BINGO!!! I'm not too keen on switching mine out since it keeps my friends AND my girl outta my car!
p0prcksandc0ke
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ive only let 1 other person drive my car and he only got to drive it like 5 feet cause he took the mirror out backing up
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