Help! More brake questions

Kisner · 03-14-2002, 11:11 PM

Well, if I have to I can cough up the $ for a new distribution block with proportioning valve. But what impact would it have if I ran my straight distribution block. In my little mind, I'm thinking I'd have fully functional disc brakes up front and fully functional drum brakes in the rear. Shop manual talks about how the primary (front) brakes are most often used depending on the braking situation, but the only real benefit I read was that the proportioning valve would, in most cases, prevent real wheel lockup on hard stops.

Also, I just read earlier today in the shop manual that the power vacuum booster was also an option, however, they did include it on all the 68's with disc brakes. Shouldn't the disc brakes work fine without a booster (I'm sure they'd be better with it but I can't afford all the bells and whistles).

I think I better swap out the master cylinder (haven't used the new one I just bought so that won't cost me anything) since the cars with disc brakes did use the one with the larger front brake reservoir. By the way, why does the front brakes have a larger reservoir any way?

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03-14-2002, 11:11 PM	#3
Kisner Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 290	Well, if I have to I can cough up the $ for a new distribution block with proportioning valve. But what impact would it have if I ran my straight distribution block. In my little mind, I'm thinking I'd have fully functional disc brakes up front and fully functional drum brakes in the rear. Shop manual talks about how the primary (front) brakes are most often used depending on the braking situation, but the only real benefit I read was that the proportioning valve would, in most cases, prevent real wheel lockup on hard stops. Also, I just read earlier today in the shop manual that the power vacuum booster was also an option, however, they did include it on all the 68's with disc brakes. Shouldn't the disc brakes work fine without a booster (I'm sure they'd be better with it but I can't afford all the bells and whistles). I think I better swap out the master cylinder (haven't used the new one I just bought so that won't cost me anything) since the cars with disc brakes did use the one with the larger front brake reservoir. By the way, why does the front brakes have a larger reservoir any way?