So i purchased the SSBC front disk brake conversion kit. have everything in except the new master and proportioning valve. Does anyone have suggestions as to where to mount the proportioning valve? is above the rear axel where it goes from hard line to soft line a horrible idea? that is the only good place i can find to mount it as of right now...

thanks in advance for any suggestions. cant wait to finish this!

Gary

 

I wish I had pictures....mine was an A Body...the rear hard line came out of the master cylinder and dove down to the frame rail...I cut the line there and make the new flares and it sets right on the inside frame rail on the drivers side

 

I mounted mine (69 Satellite) above the rear axle. I made a bracket for it and installed it so the adjusting **** is in the trunk right behind the rear seat.

 

Fuselage C bodies (69-71) with disk brakes did not use a proportioning valve for the rear drums. They only used a metering valve for the disks up front.

 

You do realize, this thread was last posted in 2011, LOL?

 

I'm pretty sure the metering valve you're talking about was an empty block with an idiot light switch built in. The proportioning was done with wheel cylinder sizing. And by the way, don't worry too much about 440roadrunner, he's super knowledgeable and helpful, but sometimes he's kinda grumpy...

 

Great thread

 

The brass prop valve goes in the same area as the master provided it has two inlets
and three outlets. The lone outlet at one end of the block goes to the rear. You will
not need an adjustable prop valve with these units but if you do install one, it goes
as close to the master as possible not at the rear. Check out Willwood's site. I recommend a 10 lb residual valve be installed inline, up front, before whatever type
of prop valve you use to prevent excessive travel of the rear shoes ( in a disk/drum
setup ) and to prevent air from being reintroduced into the brake line. This type of
installation gives a firmer pedal with less travel. Never install an adjustable valve with an existing factory prop valve. Find all you need to know here and have a safe
drive that ends the right way:

http://www.stoptech.com/technical-su...tioning-valves