Another Blazer brake question
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Thanks man, I did find it on Rock Auto and it's in my cart as we speak...
Good video. He pretty much answers my question about the master cylinder. I recognize the car, I believe he's a member of this forum.
Thanks again. Very informative. I do notice that he used a regular LHD Blazer master cylinder and had to bend the lines in the opposite direction.
Also, thanks again for your feedback and experience using the Blazer master.....I much appreciate it.
Thanks again. Very informative. I do notice that he used a regular LHD Blazer master cylinder and had to bend the lines in the opposite direction.
Also, thanks again for your feedback and experience using the Blazer master.....I much appreciate it.
Wilwood 1.25" bore Master Cylinder here.....Blazer Brake set up working Great! very firm brake Pedal, however HydroBoost may have something to do with it! 2lb residual pressure valve on front brake lines and 10 lb residual pressure valve on the rears = thru the windshield at 60mph stopping power
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Thats me. you inadvertently make a good point. I should change my name on here to reflect.
I knew that car looked familiar. Your video was very detailed and informative. It certainly helped in making my decision.
Welcome aboard, in case I never welcomed you before.
Btw, my friend has a Cutlass Cruiser with the Blazer brake setup (up front) and he seems a bit disappointed in the braking. He also wondered about changing out the master cylinder. He is planning on a 6.0 LS powerplant, and before he does that, he wants the car to be able to stop well.
Thank you for your input. That sounds like a nice setup. But again, having hydro boost could make a huge difference in pedal firmness...besides having an adjustable proportioning valve to be able to dial-in front and rear brake bias.
It certainly sounds like you have great stopping power.
I also like that you plumbed the proportioning valve right under the master cylinder. All nicely done.
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I did it all as a system. I changed the front and rear brakes and master from a blazer. having a matching set might make all the difference.
Yes, I'm starting to realize that a matching brake system may be the answer.
Thanks again, man. It's Brian, correct?
Btw, that's also a good video on the rear S10 Blazer brakes on the Foxbody 8.8 rear. My buddy is actually going to use a Mustang Cobra 8.8 with rear discs.
I'm considering going to rear discs on my 8.5 rear. I'm sick of drum brakes. I know in my case it entails having to cut and re-drill the axle flanges to create a 4-bolt pattern compared to a 3-bolt pattern.
I guess you're pretty happy with using the S-10 Blazer rear brakes. I was considering them or the later LS1 style F-body rear discs.
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I'm pretty satisfied with it. I have had a few incidents where I needed to get on the brakes hard since the install. My confidence in braking ability has risen dramatically. I'm not one to tell anyone how it should be done. Since I knew I was going with a ford 8.8 axle (I'll put a link to the video below) I knew I needed to do something about the rear brakes and the bolt pattern. I really like the wheels I have and didn't want GM 5 lug in the front and Ford 4 lug in the rear. I looked at every combination out there from; mixing and matching Aerostar and ranger axles, to welding on 9 inch ends and every custom option in between. I also wanted a parking brake. I headed down to the local wrecking yard and decided to just get a set of s10 rear brakes and backing plates and figure it out. I read somewhere here on the forum that it works so the idea isn't mine. One bolt hole lined up almost perfectly and there was plenty of room for the rest to be drilled out.
I'm not going to tell anyone what they should do. For me it was the cheapest and easiest option. Also, it keeps my car from sounding like it belongs in a Johnny Cash song. Go out and have fun solving the automotive mysteries of the world. I'm just letting you know, I figured out this one and I'm pretty happy with it. I still need to sort out the parking brake though. Thank you guys for taking the time to watch the videos too. it means a lot that they are liked. If you don't mind, can you hit the subscribe button on my channel and I promise I'll try to keep good videos coming out.
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