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Originally Posted by Jim Brierley
I'm getting tired of explaining all this stuff! 39-48 brakes fit the A spindles with a kit, we used to just use a Model A piston ring and a hard-seat for A valves to space the bearings. Yes, the backers need some slight elongation, doesn't weaken them. Afraid of cutting a slight slot in the rear backers? Gimmee a break! Are hydraulics better than mechanicals??? If not we'd be driving our Toyota's around with mechanicals, and spending a lot of time and/or money trying to keep them working right! Afraid of rust? Use silicon fluid. How many late-model cars have break failures? Not many, almost zero. Opinion from a very experienced 83 year old phart.
p.s., don't know about F-150 brakes.
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Hydraulics are better than mechanical brakes because they are self equalizing. A Toyota engine is better than a model A engine. An automatic transmission is better than a model A transmission . But you won't see them in my car . For me the joy of Model A ownership is all the things that some people want to replace (as is their right). For me fiddling with the original design is like painting a moustache on the Mona Lisa- Having said that I won't compromise safety -My mechanical brakes are properly set up with original parts properly adjusted. On our mandatory annual safety test they match brake performance on modern cars .
Opinion from a less experienced 57 year old younger perhaps more idealistic phart
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