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So had time to finalize the kit and I'm real pleased with the outcome.
This kit uses slightly:
Larger Rotors
Larger Brake pads
Better mechanical advantage
Having a better mechanical advantage is a double edged sword. On one hand it takes less effort to build pressure, but on the other hand the pedal travels further to do so.
When my son, who has had 2 80s and drove them for more than 9 years, commented after driving the truck after the initial install that "it stops better but the pedal is more soft".
This was after installing the kit and replacing both rear calipers and rotors as well. My truck is a 1995 with 330,000 miles on it and the kit really brought out the age in the system.
The first thing I noticed was the soft lines moving while applying the brakes with the engine running. Any movement in the system components effects pressure and pedal height. So in went new Toyota soft lines. I had already installed longer drops so it was just the 4 corners at the calipers.
This improved the pedal some but the final step was to stiffen the sensing spring on the LSPV. I've noticed while bleeding brakes in the past with the engine running the sensing spring would deflect under high pressure. And if I stopped that deflection the pedal feel would improve.
My solution to this was to sleeve the spring with some HD heat shrink to stiffen the spring and limit the deflection. It worked great.
So I should have pricing next week as well as expected delivery.
Beside basic tools you will need wire tie pliers and wire as well and a heat gun for the heat shrink. I would buy a reversible set of pliers in the 6" size. Its a tight job.
This kit uses slightly:
Larger Rotors
Larger Brake pads
Better mechanical advantage
Having a better mechanical advantage is a double edged sword. On one hand it takes less effort to build pressure, but on the other hand the pedal travels further to do so.
When my son, who has had 2 80s and drove them for more than 9 years, commented after driving the truck after the initial install that "it stops better but the pedal is more soft".
This was after installing the kit and replacing both rear calipers and rotors as well. My truck is a 1995 with 330,000 miles on it and the kit really brought out the age in the system.
The first thing I noticed was the soft lines moving while applying the brakes with the engine running. Any movement in the system components effects pressure and pedal height. So in went new Toyota soft lines. I had already installed longer drops so it was just the 4 corners at the calipers.
This improved the pedal some but the final step was to stiffen the sensing spring on the LSPV. I've noticed while bleeding brakes in the past with the engine running the sensing spring would deflect under high pressure. And if I stopped that deflection the pedal feel would improve.
My solution to this was to sleeve the spring with some HD heat shrink to stiffen the spring and limit the deflection. It worked great.
So I should have pricing next week as well as expected delivery.
Beside basic tools you will need wire tie pliers and wire as well and a heat gun for the heat shrink. I would buy a reversible set of pliers in the 6" size. Its a tight job.