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Mail From: Collins, Jackie, MAJ (email redacted)
Brad's right. My Versailles conversion has always been kinda spongy. I
never felt like the brakes were as powerful as the drums they replaced.
The 10 x 2/14" Granada drums feel a lot better to me. Except for the
fact that the housing is the right size, I've never thought the
Versailles setup was all that great... really weak 9", bad gearing,
expensive, and hard to find...
Jack
> ----------
> From: Brad and Lisa Morgan[SMTP
email redacted)]
> Sent: Friday, 15 August 1997 09:00
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [CM:5149] Re: Versailles install
>
> J Strube wrote:
> >
> > I just finished installing the versailles, except for the parking
> > cables. After bleeding the brakes, the pedal seems just a little
> > spongy. It has a couple of inches travel before it settles in. I
> used
> > a Baer Racing 1" master cylinder. I think I got all of the bubbles
> > out. Has anyone else had this problem?
> >
> > John Strube
> > 66 EFI GT
> > 93 Lightning
>
>
> John,
>
> I have had the same problem since installing a Versailles rearend in
> my
> 65 FB about 4 years ago. The brake pedal has never felt firm since I
> made the swap. I called Master Power brakes and the tech person told
> me
> the pedal will never be firm because the Versailles disks were meant
> to
> be used with hydro-boost. He said the hydro-boost system used on the
> Granada and Versailles models generates a lot more psi than a manual
> setup. He said without the hydro-boost the Versailles disks will not
> respond effectively.
>
> Anyone else heard this or have any comments/suggestions?
>
> Brad Morgan
> --
> Brad and Lisa Morgan
> E-mail: (email redacted)
> 241 Winter Frost
> Cibolo, TX 78108
>
> "Life is too short to drink cheap beer!"
>
Mail From: Collins, Jackie, MAJ (email redacted)
Brad's right. My Versailles conversion has always been kinda spongy. I
never felt like the brakes were as powerful as the drums they replaced.
The 10 x 2/14" Granada drums feel a lot better to me. Except for the
fact that the housing is the right size, I've never thought the
Versailles setup was all that great... really weak 9", bad gearing,
expensive, and hard to find...
Jack
> ----------
> From: Brad and Lisa Morgan[SMTP
email redacted)]> Sent: Friday, 15 August 1997 09:00
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [CM:5149] Re: Versailles install
>
> J Strube wrote:
> >
> > I just finished installing the versailles, except for the parking
> > cables. After bleeding the brakes, the pedal seems just a little
> > spongy. It has a couple of inches travel before it settles in. I
> used
> > a Baer Racing 1" master cylinder. I think I got all of the bubbles
> > out. Has anyone else had this problem?
> >
> > John Strube
> > 66 EFI GT
> > 93 Lightning
>
>
> John,
>
> I have had the same problem since installing a Versailles rearend in
> my
> 65 FB about 4 years ago. The brake pedal has never felt firm since I
> made the swap. I called Master Power brakes and the tech person told
> me
> the pedal will never be firm because the Versailles disks were meant
> to
> be used with hydro-boost. He said the hydro-boost system used on the
> Granada and Versailles models generates a lot more psi than a manual
> setup. He said without the hydro-boost the Versailles disks will not
> respond effectively.
>
> Anyone else heard this or have any comments/suggestions?
>
> Brad Morgan
> --
> Brad and Lisa Morgan
> E-mail: (email redacted)
> 241 Winter Frost
> Cibolo, TX 78108
>
> "Life is too short to drink cheap beer!"
>
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