my manual brake experience

Manual disc on my car. Master is aluminum from a 86 truck manual brake with an E-body rod due to the adapter. proportioning valve for 71 4 piston disc car. Brakes from a 73 Duster mounted behind the spindle. NAPA pads nothing special. I put people up against Dash at over 100 mph.

I am now going to manual on both new builds . One will get the 71 kelsey hayes 4 piston with 68 mustang rotors fpr BB pattern and rear drum. The other is getting Strange race brakes front and rear.

What I have found on the single piston brakes is if they are not lubed properly or if for some reason they stick just a little they get hot while driving. Then they don't stop for ****. 4 piston kelsey hayes release quick and freewheel easy when off the ground . single piston always have a drag some worse then others due to the outside pad against the rotor constantly. I have seen some where you needed the wheel on to turn the rotor when in the air. Did you ever notice that most single piston cars have black powder all over the front wheels. That **** is collecting there even on the highway.

So more then likely its not the style of brake. It is the parts or installation of said parts that is the problem. A power booster will just be a bandaid for another problem that exsists.

All E-bodies came with power disc. except T/A's and AAR's . They had a 1 inch master cylinder with large bearing rotors . Same as used on 73 a-bodies. all other e-bodies even track pack cars had small bearing rotors. They all stopped on a dime. at least the ones I drove.