Non Power Disc Brakes

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  1. mustangturbo50

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    ok im going with non power disc brakes in the front, any suggestions on what master cylinder to use? i dont think my drum brake master cylinder is gonna do the trick?
     
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    How about a non power disk brake master cylinder off of a maverick. (y)
     
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    yeah>>>>

    lol yeah........... that would make sense huh lo. so 74 was the only year for that right?
     
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    this is the one i'm using...also kept it with my ...rear disc. brakes...using stock porp. valve...:yup:

    ...:cool:...
     
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    Nope. My 77 dosent have power brakes, so I would say that they came on some mavericks from 74-77.
     
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    I've been using my stock 72 master cylinder on front disc for years. Works great.
     
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    I bought a brand new 77 Mav non-power disc brake master cylinder from (I think) Advance Auto Parts for somewhere around $30. The brake pedal will ride high if you don't shorten the pushrod.

    I would also get a later combination valve that is suited to disc brakes. The earlier one keeps 10 psi of drag on drum brakes, later ones only keep 2 psi of line pressure on disc brakes. I went to a Wilwood adjustable prop valve, but having done that, it seems like overkill. A factory combo valve would probably be fine.
     
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    i also use my stock mc with my disc brakes with no problem
     
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    Using a stock '73 all drum master cylinder with front discs here also.
     
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    What do you base this on? I have heard this before and have never been able to verify it. I have taken apart a proportioning valve and there are no check valves to maintain any pressure. Considering the total square inches of drum brakes, that would be a lot of static pressure.
     
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    I did the front manual disc conversion and used a 74 Maverick MS and my pedal does ride about 1 1/2" higher than my clutch pedal. I've gotten used to it, but it'd be nice to fix it. If I wanted to shorten it I guess I'd have to cut the end attached to the MS...

    When I grabbed the Granada spindles I got its prop valve too and I haven't had any stopping issues, the back tires just barely break loose under really hard braking so I think the distribution is right.

     
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    I bought an adjustable M/C pushrod so I could make my clutch and brake pedals the exact same height ...
     
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    Earl bought one for his car and i made me one like it...:yup:

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    Got any pictures of it? Does the stock one just pop out of the MS if you pull hard enough?

     
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