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Age Old Disc Brake Question For '65s

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D Durden

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What's the best master cylinder and booster to use in a '65? I see so much stuff out there that it turns into white noise. This is basically what I understand.

You can use a bunch of different combos of MC/B, but you have to remove or notch the export brace (I've run a '67 unit for years, and I removed the brace).

You can use a bunch of different MC's with no booster, but depending on who you ask, the pedal pressure goes from "no big deal" to "Mongo can do it . . . if he's taken his vitamins.

I'm seriously considering something different from my '65 MC/B setup, but I want some input. I'd love to use my export brace again.
 
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I'm interested as well. I want to keep the brace and run a dual m/c and booster. I'm running a t5 in mine with original style z bar if it makes any difference.
 

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perhaps a small late model booster from say a four cylinder fox body car with a dual master cylinder would do the trick. you may still have to clearance the shock tower though.
 

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D, check out mustangsteve.com they have a kit to change the pedal ratio and install a smaller brake booster and still use a dual master cylinder. they can even change the pedal ratio for you if you want.

http://www.mustangsteve.com/BRAKES.html
 

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LOVE IT . . . but I haz a stick.
 

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D Durden said:
LOVE IT . . . but I haz a stick.
Click to expand...

so convert to a cable or hydraulic clutch. you know you want to.:stig:
 

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Actually, that's what I'm looking at.

http://www.mustangsteve.com/cable.html
 
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