I agree with this. Mark, are you saying that if you were to use a booster with a non-power master that you would get REALLY TOUCHY brakes? There is - you're already here. It's just not indexed that well.
You can get your rear disc brakes off an Explorer. They'll bolt to your 8" rearend. Check the tech article written by Frank (71Gold). I've got all the parts together and plan to be doing this myself, as soon as I figure out what I'm going to do about the e-brake.
o thats right, the e brake, crapola ok yeah im gonna have to rethink that rear disc swap too. thanx for reminding me.
It can work with the Explorer brakes, Just have to either make a little adapter, change the ends on the cables somehow, or weld a little bit on the end of the actuators. And I don't have a welder, so that's gotta wait. I need the e-brake because I have an old Ford and I don't trust it to stay in "Park" or for the parking pawl to hold it in a steep incline. I haven't had any problem since I put the new transmission in, but whatever made the old one let go could happen again...
Yeah, if you put that combo together, you'd probably get the opposite effect and the brakes would probably be touchy, although I don't know how noticeable it'd be.
o well, im stickin to my factory set up somewhat. Im gonna go disc in the back and hopefully see about different calipers. But the calipers can wait. I reall want my v8 in first.
ok cool, ill scope out the junk yard this weekend, I need to get some gt40 heads anyways from an explorer for my engine. Minght as well cannibalize some more stuff.
EXTREMELY noticeable. 1/4 down on the pedal will lock up the brakes. The fellow who put it on for me swore that he bought a PB master cylinder and that they sold him a manual in a power brakes box. I never did see the box or the receipt. But he changed it over and it worked fine. There are also at least four or more differently designed proportioning valves that I've seen on different mavericks. That could also have some effect although I have no idea what it might be. As you get older (and hopefully wiser) you realize that sometimes it's better and easier not to prove something.
