Getting ready to go with the front blazer brakes upgrade... since I'm doing the brakes I was wondering what upgrades are out there for better stopping power? Any recommendations on different types of master cylinders and boosters.
master cylinder and booster upgrade
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B body 1 1/8" master cyl and a dual diaphragm booster is what I've read about. They came in steel and aluminum. Brake lines went from standard to metric in 1981 I guess? Reference: http://tech.oldsgmail.com/sus_bbrake.php
I was reading around... so what's the advantages of doing the hrydo boost conversion.... like I said I'm going with the blazer front brake conversion...
You don't need hydroboost unless you're running some kind of boosted engine, turbo, supercharger, etc. I'm using the g-body dual diaphragm booster but I'm using a b-body master cylinder, 1989 caprice application. It has a larger bore so more pedal effort is needed but I think it beats the original master cylinder. You could use a dual diaphragm b-body booster but I don't think it's really needed and depending on the engine you use (Cadillac) the larger b-body booster may not fit. I will suggest stainless steel braided hoses to replace the rubber ones and maybe even new lines since these cars are 30+ years old. I have stainless lines and hoses. Best money I ever spent on my brake system.
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