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But.. Jim, since you brake about 2/3 on the front and the rest rear... how does this proportion stay the same with such a different type brake (caliper vs Drum). Drum brakes are much less effecient... I would think youd need at the least a much different brake fluid pressure with them. As to amount of fluid used... I could swear there were differences... but I bow to the master as he has hard numbers to back him up ;) Keith > On 10 Dec 2002 at 19:49, Keith Park wrote: > > > Just swap out the master and replace > > the front lines... the dual should bolt right on if Im not mistaken. > > Correct > > > For those of us with the 65 and earlier cars youd lose the wide 5 if you go > > to disc's... you can just change out the master and leave the front drums > > but since the wheel cylinders displace less fluid than the calipers your > > pedal will be firmer... perhaps not a problem... but the front rear > > proportioning will be wrong.... > > Sorry Keith, but this is just wrong. Both MCs are the same diameter (3/4") so > the pedal pressure will be unchanged. Changing to a tandem MC has NO effect on > the pressure. Proportioning is also unchanged; that has only to do with weight > distribution and the sizes of the cylinders in the F vs rear wheels. You'll run > into this problem if you try to put calipers on the rear, however. > -- > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > > ------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> > For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ > ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/