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Originally Posted by Karl
Hydraulics are better than mechanical brakes because they are self equalizing.
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Original Ford juice brakes were NOT self-energizing until at least 1946 when Lincoln introduced their Bendix-style hydraulic drum brake. Take a look at a '39-40 backing plate and you'll see that the lower pivot for both shoes are fixed.
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On our mandatory annual safety test they match brake performance on modern cars.
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I'm calling BS on this. There's no way your Model A with mechanical brakes stops anywhere near as efficient as a modern car of equal weight equipped with 4-wheel disc brakes and ABS. That's just silly. The tires alone would improve the braking abilities many times over the stock Model A.
Show me a 60-0 brake test and then show me the third, forth, and fifth result...LOL