Recent content by malibudave1978

I pulled this information from the CPP website. I include this information on this thread because, during a manual brake conversion, the differential valve in the proportioning/combination valve may be triggered and cause only one side of the system to work resulting in poor braking...

I understand the easy lockup, but at least you can hold the car better on the line the way you have your drum brakes set up. Funny how well drum brakes do with just a little modifications. Only thing drum brakes are bad about is that they cannot dissipate the heat as well as disc brakes. I...

If a S10 came from the factory with vacuum assisted brakes, regardless of year, the rear wheel cylinders where 3/4" bore diameter. This is the same size as all g-bodies. If you order wheel cylinders for a manual brake equipped S10, they will be the larger 7/8" bore diameter wheel cylinders...

I have bought the CCP part number 45045 for a long time. The larger 9/16-18 adapter included with the part number has recently been machined incorrectly and will not work with a stock 1/4" diameter line. They mistakenly machines it to work with 3/16" diameter brake line and will leak if using...

I wouldn't know what an OEM pad would be now for a g-body, but this chart shows that it would have roughly 3 times the friction, stone cold, than a Hawk HPS pad. The HP+ pad is only marginally better stone cold than an OEM pad, but it is most likely double the costs. From this information, I...

Those Hawk pads may require some heat to start working effectly, but I cannot tell you for sure. I have purchased through rockauto.com. The last stock GM, G-body 7/8" bore master cylinder I purchased was around $70. I cant remember the brand, but it worked well. Right now there is only the...

I agree. If you have big, sticky tires on the rear, you will most likely have no issues.

I don't mind hashing this out here. It might help someone else down the road. The 7/8" bore master cylinder is a direct bolt in. Other than the bore size, it is the same casting as the cast iron 24mm, power boosted master cylinder. The 7/8" bore master cylinder doesn't have a retention cup...

Double post.

If your running vacuum boosted brakes, it will be really hard to get around a fix for that if your engine doesn't make any vacuum. If you move your vacuum push rod up, you most likely will run into damaging the booster. The rod will most likely not be able to angle up that far. Because your...

High horsepower engines do not create vacuum to run the vacuum booster causing very poor braking. People convert to manual brakes because: 1. Engine doesn't create enough vacuum for the vacuum booster to work 2. It reduces weight of vehicle 3. It is cheaper alternative to other forms of...

Converting TO manual brakes. Why would you want to convert FROM manual brakes? :)

I do, but I will get in trouble posting it because I am not an approved vendor. If you search the internet and type in g-body manual brakes, you will get the website. It's the website with manual brakes in the domain name. Manual brake conversions is what I specialize in.

Tim, Are you running a manual brake setup or a power boosted setup? The Wilwood twin piston calipers have a piston area of 4.12 square inches. A stock 2.5" diameter piston caliper has a piston area of 4.9 square inches. Piston area is important because that translates into rotor torque or...

Sad isn't it. :) I sell manual brake conversion kits for G-body, F-body, and S10s. I've been in business for the past 5 years.