Brake Conversion
Really? For one the disc brakes displace lots more fluid then the drum did. Second, you will not get correct pressure to all four corners. Your safety is paramount. PLEASE research more. :burnout:MT
Once the brakes are bled there is no fluid to displace, except the very little the pad and shoes wear.
What was wrong with the factory having a single master? They did that for two years 65 and 66.
With the Kelsey-Hayes master extension it actually has more fluid than a two chamber.
I understand where you are coming from, but the factory did that as well even with big full size cars. Hydraulics are Hydraulics as long as there is no air in the system your compressing fluid not displacing it, the only time your displacing fluid when the pads get wore down. So by pressing on the brake pedal, your only moving fluid very little as long as your shoes are adjusted correctly and you watch for brake pad wear.
Next time your in your car have someone step on your pedal and watch your fluid, if it goes down considerably you have a problem somewhere, should move very little if any your just compressing what is in your chamber. Your pads never need servicing because as the pad wears down the calipers don't suck back in right? No they just sit right where they are. Now the shoes sure every six months they should be adjusted as they wear down because the springs pull them back in.
Brake fluid is a mystery to a lot of folks, everyone thinks you need the biggest master in the universe, untrue I mean what is all the fluid doing in there when you press the brakes? Nothing just sitting on top of the piston, once you depress the brakes the fluid doesn't go in there, only when you release the brakes does the fluid go into the piston, but if it does that means you have let fluid out somewhere else, sure a tiny bit I am sure fills in as pad and shoe wear, but over all not much.
Now granted, if I drove this car everyday I would probably check the fluid once a week maybe, but like I said thats how it was done in the 60's seemed to work pretty good then.
Sure the draw back is if you have a leak you have no brakes at all, that is a given risk.
