Robbie2734
Lambcharger
What effect does a larger bore caliper have on front disk brakes? Also, has anyone used the yellow EBC pads on their cars and how much improvement did you see?
What effect does a larger bore caliper have on front disk brakes? Also, has anyone used the yellow EBC pads on their cars and how much improvement did you see?
the larger bore increases stopping force or reduces peddle effort. you can think about it like this. between 2 set ups peddle effort is the same so that's X psi in the bore and one set up has a 1 square inch piston and the other has a 2 square inch. the one square inch piston will exert X pounds on the pad and the 2 square inch piston will exert 2X pounds. basically psi times surface area = force.
Thats what I wanted to know, I take it you should go with a larger MC then???
If you are talking specifically about the 73-up A body disc brake swap, then I have done this on my 64 SF. I went with the larger 11 3/4 rotors and saw no real improvement. Added the larger 76 duster/aspen calipers, and had no brakes with the 15/16 bore MC I used with the 10 3/4 rotors and 73 Duster calipers. Went to a 1 11/32 bore MC and got my pedal back. Added the EBC brakes, and feel they work great. no need for power assist. With the larger volume of the later calipers, they need to be matched with a MC that will move enough fluid to fill the caliper.
furyus2...did you mean 1 1/32" master?