Quote Originally Posted by hkestes View Post
The power disc brakes on my 37 Plymouth coupe have felt soft since I have owned it..

I bled the brakes a couple of times without much improvement. My 67-76 Corvette master cylinder had a very slight leak so I replaced it with a new unit which was bench bled before installation. Helped somewhat but not enough to say that I am comfortable with the performance of the brakes.

I think it should make the pedal a bit firmer but will it effect the stopping power?

The other would be what I believe would be a firmer pedal due to the smaller piston, but I do not want to do that at the expense of stopping power.
You really think he was asking about a ratio?