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Brakes: drums to front disc power

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DissFigured

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I have a couple questions here.

1. A fellow stang'er told me I need to scrap the single chamber master cylinder I have in my 65. Aparently a dual chamber is safer and somehow has backup if one of the chambers fails.

Is this accurate?
Do I need to get the dual chamber?
How much is it, and how complicated to install?
Obviously they will not have them for a 65 since they didn;t origannaly come with them so what model can I use?

2. I also want to add a power booster and eventually disc brakes.

Now, with all that being said, is there a certain order which I need to do these things? I know very little about this, and I would hate to put the booster on then add disc, and somehow they dont match up or something.
 

65fastback2+2

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there isnt a specific order. couple of things...

1) you dont wanna use a granada swap or a 67-73 mustang swap on a 65/66, changes steering geometry for the bad. Either go with stock disc's or look at a SSBC kit. (dont use wilwood, it makes the front of the car track wider).

2) to go from non-power to power disc brakes you either need to get a power disc brake pedal or read up on mustang steve's website on how to modify your non-power pedal for power. Its just a change in the placement of the pedal so that the angle when you push on it is different to work with the booster.

3) you can use a early mustang master cylinder, 68 or so should be dual, if i remember right. But, you can also do a 1990 Foxbody master cylinder and booster swap. its very nice, bolts in, and I didnt have to use a porportioning valve with mine. It has a left and right spot for the front discs, then one for the rear drums (which you'll need to get the metric adapter for at napa)

hope that helps.
 

Route666

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DissFigured said:
Is this accurate?
Do I need to get the dual chamber?
Click to expand...

I'll tell you this much about what you asked: (because it's about all I can tell you)

The dual chambers give you two brake circuits, so it you break the front brake line somewhere, you still have rear brakes because the front and rear are seperate. Same goes if the rear system empties, you still have the front to fall back on. In a single chamber, if it runs dry or springs a leak, you have no brakes at all.

Whether the increase in safety to your person and property is needed is up to you to decide, but for me it would be.
 

DissFigured

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I am definately going to add it then. I am glad to hear I can do this stuff in any order. Now I can prioritize.

1. Dual chamber Master Cylinder
2. Power booster
3. Upgrade to disc brakes

And somewhere around 1.5 or 2.5 I need to re do the entire parking brake assembly. I bought the car and it is beautiful inside and out, but there are a lot of little things here and there that prevent it from passing inspection.
 

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brakes

Don't forget about Baer brakes.Tom at Classic Tube sell the kit cheap.The only bad thing is that Baer is way behind.Good luck
 

Route666

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What do you mean by Baer is behind?
 
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