manual brakes? how to
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You'll need a new master cylinder, and I believe a plate to mount it, because I don't think any G-Bodies were built with manual brakes. You can use the master cylinder & wheel cylinders from an early S10 with manual brakes (wheel cylinders are a different bore size to account for less fluid movement).
If you're running a large cam that has little vacuum, power brakes don't work properly, and it's safer to run manual brakes, but only if everything is set up right. If you don't have the larger bore wheel cylinders (7/8" vs 3/4" with power brakes) you won't have as much pressure in the drums so the car won't stop as well as it should.
If you're running a large cam that has little vacuum, power brakes don't work properly, and it's safer to run manual brakes, but only if everything is set up right. If you don't have the larger bore wheel cylinders (7/8" vs 3/4" with power brakes) you won't have as much pressure in the drums so the car won't stop as well as it should.
beermonkey9417 said:why in the world would you want manual brakes?
for brake modulation and to get rid of some weight....and there is no problem with manual brakes stopping the car.
If the only issue is that the motor won't make enough vacuum for the booster why not use a vacuum reservour can? Much easier.
I had a truck with manual brakes (drums), and all I gotta say is this. If it wasn't for the fact it was a stick and that I could downshift to help me brake, I would have smashed the thing up in a few days. I'm guessing with disks on the front it might be better, but I don't recommend manual brakes on the street.
There is NOTHING wrong with manual brakes. I have them on my 82 Dodge 1/2 ton. Had them on my 65 Barracuda. Would LOVE to have them on my G-body. Is there or isn't there an adapter plate commercially available to use an S10 MC on them?
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