Need Help Picking The Right Master Cylinder
03-24-2009, 06:20 PM
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Need Help Picking The Right Master Cylinder
I have done a lot of research and reading and can't find an answer to this. i'm doing a 5 lug, i have axles, 4 piston 13" brembo brakes in the front and cobra brakes in the rear. What size master cylinder will i need? Thanks!!
03-30-2009, 12:08 PM
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is that the only way to go? and with a stock brake booster that will be the right size to support 4 piston brembos and cobra rears? are there any alternatives that may be cheaper? i have seen similar boosters for ford trucks/vans with nearly a 1" bore or slightly more like a 93 cobra but for about half the price. Thank you
03-30-2009, 10:37 PM
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is there a way to retain the stock booster and just get the proper sized MC. i know the 93 cobra MC's are kinda pricey and some of the others are significantly cheaper. But if this is the best way to do it then i'll just get 94-95 booster and 93 MC.
03-31-2009, 07:47 PM
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Plan on doing some modifications to get the cobra booster in there. I not only had to cut a piece of my fenderwell out and weld together a box shaped piece to close back up the fenderwell, but I also had to cut a fraction of an inch off of the booster studs to get it close enough to the firewall to clear the part of the fenderwell that I didn't want to cut out. Not hard to do at all, the firewall studs on the mc are plenty long enough and the nuts are fully engaged with threads sticking out.
I'm sure you could figure out another way to get it in there, but that's what I chose to do. I can post a pic or two if you'd like.
I'm using twin piston cobras up front and cobras in the rear. I realize that your 4 pistons may use slightly more fluid than my two pistons.... but then again you don't know for sure how big your pistons are relative to mine and how much fluid your calipers demand compared to mine.
I'm sure you could figure out another way to get it in there, but that's what I chose to do. I can post a pic or two if you'd like.
I'm using twin piston cobras up front and cobras in the rear. I realize that your 4 pistons may use slightly more fluid than my two pistons.... but then again you don't know for sure how big your pistons are relative to mine and how much fluid your calipers demand compared to mine.
04-02-2009, 05:44 PM
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what advantage woudl a cobra booster be as opposed to a 94-95 booster?
and can someone please tell me where to find these? i'm sure i can find a booster at a junk yard, but i am pretty sure 93 cobra's aren't easy to find in junk yards, especially in my area (not a lot of scrap yards)
and can someone please tell me where to find these? i'm sure i can find a booster at a junk yard, but i am pretty sure 93 cobra's aren't easy to find in junk yards, especially in my area (not a lot of scrap yards)