nomad said:
Westfield_XI said:
Thanks for all the information, I am going to mull this over for a while before I figure out which way to go.
So far it sounds like I have a 7/8" bore m/c. And assuming that I need to move a greater than stock amount of fluid, since I have larger bores on both front and rear, to get sufficient pad/shoe movement, I will be looking around for a cheap 1" or 1 1/8" m/c. If I can find a suitable part that will mount up in a similar fashion, I will give that a try. Any suggestions offhand?
I believe that the 67 master is probably a 3/4 inch bore. Least that is what was fitted to the mk3 sprite and mk2 midget just before yours with the same brakes. As mentioned compare cylinder area's when makeing decision's not diameter's
Kurt
Kurt, isn't there some sort of relationship between the dia and the area? Given that the stroke would be similar in length to the one I have now, going up in dia would give a larger area and also a larger volume IMHO.
It looks like a Tilton m/c would be an easy bolt-on and is available in 1" and 1 1/8" for only $85 online as a kit with various reservoir options included. I am going to try a 1" kit and see what happens to the feel. if it doesn't work out, I will try the 1 1/8" one and put the other up for sale.
Great link to the Toyota brake install info. I wish I knew about that when I did mine, I would have tried to use the vented discs and wider calipers. As it is, I have a set of Xdrilled Spridget rotors installed now.
Can anyone educate me on residual pressure valves as used in single circuit brake systems? As I understand it, using a 3 to 5 psi valve will keep the pads closer to the rotors without causing a dragging brake if used on a disc system. Or will keep the shoes closer to the drums on a drum system, is this correct? In my mind I think of them as serving a similar purpose to giving the pedal a quick pump when approaching a curve, is this an accurate analogy?