DA9jeff wrote:
We have a .70" m/cylinder on our Hydraulic hand brake... thought the rear cylinder should be bigger,not smaller than the front???
...the smaller the cylinder for a given pedal movement equals more line pressure...you want less line pressure on the rear brakes for obvious reasons [or a bias valve.]
...the smaller the cylinder for a given pedal movement equals more line pressure...you want less line pressure on the rear brakes for obvious reasons [or a bias valve.]
This is right for a MC, but the opposite applies for a slave (ie rear wheel) cylinder. You want less area on the piston to get less applied force to the shoes, so fit 5/8" diameter wheel cylinders as used on Cooper S and GT.
Most drum braked cars here had 3/4" rears. They can lock up after you fit front discs (as I found out at 110KMH once in the wet...)
