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Sat, 09 January 2010 09:55  |
Bob de Kruyff
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Registered: January 2004
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Time to perk things up a bit.
I've been doing some googling on master cylinders and note that there are units which have "stepped" bores with different size pistons for front and rear. I haven't gotten past that very much, but it seems someone here may have tried one on their GMC, although I don't know what's out there that may fit. Also, I started realizing that about 90% of tandem units have the rear piston (the primary piston) actuating the front brakes. It seems so universal that it got me wondering why. I usually think these things through when I'm camped on a mountain with a few brewsky's but haven't had that luxury lately. I also think that even with same size pistons, there appears to be a fair amount of tuning available with spring rates and individual piston travels. The reason this is interesting goes back to the notion that some people can't get any significant pressure to the fronts while others seem to have no issue at all with "stock" brakes.
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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