Thread: '30 Ford Brake/Clutch Pedal?

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6696, that's excellent advice from Dave. I was having similar problems, but with manual brakes. The roller chassis I bought came with a 1" Vette MC designed for a disc/drum combo. Needless to say, braking sucked. I almost needed a drogue chute to stop from 30 mph. I increased my pedal ratio significantly and changed to a 7/8" master cylinder. My '34 weighs about 24-2500 lbs, and the brakes are great - without a power booster..

Hey I sure appreciate all the guidance here. I just ordered the TCI power unit with the booster. I'm still hoping to use my current MC, though it does have a 1" bore. I'll see how it goes, may have to replace with a 7/8" down the road. Maybe I'll post some pics after I install. That is of course if I can successfully squeeze it in next to the trans.

6696

Originally Posted by 6696

Hey I sure appreciate all the guidance here. I just ordered the TCI power unit with the booster. I'm still hoping to use my current MC, though it does have a 1" bore. I'll see how it goes, may have to replace with a 7/8" down the road. Maybe I'll post some pics after I install. That is of course if I can successfully squeeze it in next to the trans.

6696

One thing you didn't mention was the other end of your brake system. Do you have disc/disc or disc/drum? Do you have a proportioning valve? Either way, which brake assemblies are you using? It matters.

Hi,

Yes I have a proportioning valve. The current setup is Disc/Drum which I will be switching over to Disc/Disc when I rebuild the new Ford 9" I just bought. The guy before me bought everything at Speedway. So the front calipers are from there. I was going to just buy their rear conversion to match as I don't have the funds to switch both front and back to a wilwood setup right now.