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| Author: | 64'4$peed [ Sat Apr 22, 2006 7:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | optimum brake setup for 64 valiant |
What would be the best upgrade for a 64 valiant? bigger drums? full disc conversion? or disc/drum. I cant decide if I should stay old school with the drums or give in to disc performance. |
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| Author: | slantvaliant [ Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:09 pm ] |
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What's your plan for the car? Cruiser? Daily driver/commuter? Show car? Drag car? Road racer? Each one can have a different brake system. I put late-A body manual disks on the front of my '64, and like them very much. When I do something about the small bolt rear end, there will be better brakes there, probably in the form of larger drums. I did the brake swap because I drive the car to work, on errands all around town, and on the occasional road trip. I want more than "adequate" braking should I ever need it. I do want to try autocrossing, even if the modfications put me in a much tougher class. I'll be there for fun! |
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| Author: | 64'4$peed [ Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:41 pm ] |
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this car will be for cruising/errands. I have no problems with the stock brakes, but as you put it. I would like to have more then adequate braking in case I ever need it. their will be no racing for this car. but I dont mind having racing performance in that area. |
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| Author: | 65valiant310 [ Sat Apr 22, 2006 11:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Valiant |
DO you have 10 or 9 inch drums on the front? I found a front set from a donor 69 dart, with 10 inch front drums...bolted right on..made a HUGE difference in braking..maybe my 9s were really worn...then I updated the rears to 10 inch drums It really depends on how much you wanna spend After I put the 10 inch drums on the front, I could drive the car all zippy around town with no worries...I also have a 318 in the car  65 valiant |
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| Author: | 64'4$peed [ Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:18 am ] |
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will any drums off an A body fit? I'd like to stay with the drums. What are my size options for bolt in replacements? |
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| Author: | phogroian [ Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:38 am ] |
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At the very least, upgrade to a dual master cylinder. It costs less than $40 at rockauto.com and takes one afternoon. http://www.earlycuda.org/tech/dualmaster.htm shows the procedure. Id you drive mildly, the stock 9" drums are OK, even for a daily driver. |
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| Author: | 64'4$peed [ Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:11 am ] |
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the dual MC sounds like the way to go. I love the detailed article. I'll have to call up my parts store and get one. |
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| Author: | Frank McMullen [ Mon May 08, 2006 12:36 pm ] |
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I rebuilt the brakes in my '64 Valiant convertible a few years ago, all-stock. (The only "old" components are the brake pedal and the backing plates; EVERYTHING else was replaced: wheel & master cyls, lines, flex-hoses, steel tubing, shoes, hardware, drums.) I'm pretty sure it has 9" drums (six-cylinder). For a car with Drum brakes, I think they are excellent. I could put passengers over the windshield header if I wanted to. I'm not saying that the brakes are exempt from the usual drum-brake shortcomings (fade), but my car is a driver, and I find the stock manual drums "more than adequate". My car has 175-70 R 13 tires. Can't argue about the sense of switching to a dual-reservoir system. For an around-town driver, the stock brakes are more than sufficient, in my opinion. I have managed to lock the wheels up on mine once or twice. (None of my older MoPars with Lockheed brakes would ever do that...) Good luck... Frank McMullen |
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