I was wondering how much is involved into converting my GTX, from manual to power brakes. I need to replace all my brake lines and master cylinder anyways. Is there much more to do to make them power? It still has 4 wheel drums.

Vinnie.....

 

Proportioning valve, power brake booster, backing plates on the front... are you talking about front disc, or 4 wheel disc?


j

 

Install a power brake booster between the master and firewall. Everything else is the same

 

Is that for keeping the drums on all four? I can't afford doing a disk upgrade. All though I'd like to, maybe later.

 

from an engineering stand point the pedal arm on power and non-power have a different lever ratio, generaly. but i dont know if car makers always do it like that. your car might use the same arm for both. i am not sure. and master and wheel cyl sizes enter into this allso. so like so many car things it is a system. not one thing at a time. a cam and carb does not a race car make.

 

Yes with the drums. The pedal arm is different.. IT is part of the power booster

 

My two cents says stay manual but upgrade to front disk brakes. That what I did with my 440 Dart and it stops fine.

 

I completely ignored the part about not converting to disc brakes. Sorry. But, I agree with Bremereric, go manual disc, over power drum. I have manual disc on my Duster. 8:80 in the 1/8th, and never had a problem stopping.


j