Posted by Charlie (IP: 131.204.124.195) on August 05, 2000 at 22:34:33:
In Reply to: Not the same old disc brakes, anyone tried it? posted by Erik on August 05, 2000 at 02:18:15:
Sounds like your front bias is too high. Changing the calipers results in a different bias. If the fronts always lock up before the backs then you need to adjust the bias until the brakes feel better. Try an adjustable proportioning valve. Did you use a master cyl for those calipers, or one for a stock Maverick? If you used a stock unit then a Mustang unit for those calipers ought to be close to what you need. -CP
: I was using 74 Maverick front discs(non-power) on my 70 Maverick. A couple of weeks ago my master cyl. went out and my rotors were warped, calipers, rubber lines were rotting .I decided to use 67 Mustang 4 piston calipers from SSBC. Now everything is new, these brakes are sensitive and they sometimes do something I was not expecting. First off, the pedal pressure needed at higher speeds seems to be less(which is good) but sometimes the fronts lock up at lower speeds. I didn't have this problem with the 74 disc brakes, why is that? Has anyone here ever used these 4 piston calipers on a Maverick before? I had seen an artical in C&D for a 67 Shelby GT500 in which the editors said the front brakes lock up fairly easy. Do I need to increase the pressure to the rear brakes to level things out in order to fix this? Or is the Maverick just too light in weight? I need opinions please.