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aftermarket masters?

Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:48 pm
by sh0rtlife
ok guys ive got stock clutch slave and stock milano front and rear brakes...the problem is..my project REQUIRES after market pedals and box..im going to run a reverse swing setup EG the masters are INSIDE the car above your feet

what i need to know is what size of masters should i run?..the setup i snagged off ebay came with 3 7/8's masters(1 front 1 rear 1 clutch).....i wasnt happy with the "stock" master on my gtv6 but am fairly pleased with the 24mm pulled from a BMW

any input or links to figure this info out would help me greatly


the setup i picked up is an old howe...same as coleman, afco, tilton, willwood, us-brake...same masters too

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 12:07 am
by Mats
The size of the MCs depend on a shitload of factors including Center of Gravity Height, Tires, size of brake discs, size of pistons in calipers, pad compound, desired feel in pedal and so on and so forth...

Not so simple...

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:26 am
by MR2 Zig
check wilwood's web site I THINK they have a section on master cyl selection.

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:30 am
by sh0rtlife
ahh hell i didnt think it would be that hard...i want a close feel to the 24mm bmw swap setup...lets asume for now everything else is the same as stock just 1000lbs lighter

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:35 pm
by AlfaTipo
Mats is right. Pedal ratio as well. No booster?

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:24 pm
by AlfaTipo
Mats is right. Pedal ratio as well. No booster?

Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:18 pm
by sh0rtlife
nope NO booster.....not sure about pedal ratio just yet as well...ive not built new pedals yet...anyway to tell what rato the pedals are?..ive got the old setup which are well..TRASHED but my pedals will be the same length

Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:21 am
by AlfaTipo
Pedal ratio is the distance from the pivot point to the booster/mc link compared to the pivot point to the pedal.