slammed1
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06-17-12 04:36 PM - Post#2238371
In response to bluenozr
Been doing brakes on cars for around 25 years and have felt virtually almost any combo you could come up with.Nothing at all wrong with a 4 wheel drum brake set up with non power assist,its not the best set up but nothing wrong with it when working properly.
One thing that will annoy you on non power brakes is when you are driving in town and have to hit quite a few stop lights in a row,your calf on your brake leg will be aching for sure.Adding a booster to the same combo makes pedal effort a lot less which is intended so less fatigue on your leg/foot.
I just swapped to frt discs on my 66 non power 4 wheel drum set up. I had the 4 wheel drum brakes adjusted properly and bleed just right and they worked good. Nothing compared to a frt disc/rear drum combo with a booster but works better just the same.
I drove a 67 Impala for years with power assisted 4 wheel drum brakes and never had an issue in regular driving.I had a real stout 408 sb with 4.11 gears and loose 3500 stall,and would only have issues shutting down at the strip or on the highway. The drum brakes heat up pretty good and start to fade away much quicker than discs do.
If you have a chance to add a power booster and arent worried about total 100% restoration on your car then you will surely have a better feeling,better stopping car than you do now.
The only other think I can add is that in 67 all cars were required to have a dual line master cylinder set up with a distribution block as a safety feature if a hydralic leak was encountered. Up to 66 Chevys had a single line set up and upgrading those to a dual line will also be an added feature to your car for safe driving.
Edited by slammed1 on 06-17-12 04:37 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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