Montclaire
Well-Known Member
Many moons ago I swapped to a manual brake setup with 11.75" rotors on my 73 Challenger (now in New Zealand). At the time it was easy to find the pin type brackets at a reasonable price. I am now planning to do the same with a 64 Dodge (already set up for 10" rotors) and am going to work on sourcing a pair of pin brackets locally but I might end up stuck with the slider brackets which are way cheaper.
Now, my understanding is that the slider calipers have a larger reservoir than the pin ones. This seems to throw off the balance between the master cylinder bore and wheel cylinder size in some cases and give you a spongy pedal. If you've done this swap with the slider calipers and been happy with it, what bore size master and wheel cylinders are you using? I'm running 11" rear drums if that matters.
I have no interest in adding an adjustable prop valve, just stock mopar stuff. Has anyone tried a prop valve off a D-150 with this combo instead of early to mid 70s mopar? I've read enough threads to know there's a weak link somewhere that I didn't have with my Challenger when I used the pin calipers.
Now, my understanding is that the slider calipers have a larger reservoir than the pin ones. This seems to throw off the balance between the master cylinder bore and wheel cylinder size in some cases and give you a spongy pedal. If you've done this swap with the slider calipers and been happy with it, what bore size master and wheel cylinders are you using? I'm running 11" rear drums if that matters.
I have no interest in adding an adjustable prop valve, just stock mopar stuff. Has anyone tried a prop valve off a D-150 with this combo instead of early to mid 70s mopar? I've read enough threads to know there's a weak link somewhere that I didn't have with my Challenger when I used the pin calipers.