Steel Concepts brake kit & 4 wheel disc brakes

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Anyone here using the Steel Concepts master cylinder (1 1/32" bore) and firewall mounting kit WITH 4 wheel disc brakes, specifically 4 piston drag style brakes like Strange, Wilwood, or Aerospace???

Any issues with achieving proper braking pressures? Stop well?

I'm gonna be installing Strange Engineering Pro Race 4 wheel disc brakes this winter. Strange is recommending the usage of a 1 .125" bore master cylinder.

As you may know the SC master cylinder kit comes with a 1 1/32" MC.

I'm trying to decide if I should order the whole kit as the company e-mailed me telling me it should work fine with the slightly smaller bore MC they provide. OR should I order the mounting plate alone and order the recommended Strange 1.125" MC?

thanks for any and all input.

Todd

 

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Anyone here using the Steel Concepts master cylinder (1 1/32" bore) and firewall mounting kit WITH 4 wheel disc brakes, specifically 4 piston drag style brakes like Strange, Wilwood, or Aerospace???

Any issues with achieving proper braking pressures? Stop well?

I'm gonna be installing Strange Engineering Pro Race 4 wheel disc brakes this winter. Strange is recommending the usage of a 1 .125" bore master cylinder.

As you may know the SC master cylinder kit comes with a 1 1/32" MC.

I'm trying to decide if I should order the whole kit as the company e-mailed me telling me it should work fine with the slightly smaller bore MC they provide. OR should I order the mounting plate alone and order the recommended Strange 1.125" MC?

thanks for any and all input.

Todd

Just buy the plate, and get the recommended MC.

 

[Supe]

Honestly Todd, knowing you and your attention to detail, would you really trust/be happy with anything other than the Strange master?

I'm with Barry on this one.

 

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My concern here is the pedal ratio vs the master cylinder bore. Strange recommends the 1.125" bore master cylinder with a pedal ratio of 6.5 to 1.

The steel concepts kit has a lower pedal ratio and with the larger bore i wonder if it will take too much pedal travel to reach a hard pedal?

I'm wondering if maybe the pedal ratio and bore of the SC kit is comparable to a larger bore M/C with the higher pedal ratio?

I do like the SC firewall bracket as I'm not fond of how the factory master cylinder tilts back.

I just want to make sure what ever direction I take gives strong brake pressure without a ton of pedal travel. With the stock manual brake setup before, it took a good deal of pedal travel to get solid brake feel.

I guess another reason I'm asking this stuff is that it appears as though the S/C kit was intended to work with stock G-body disc/drum brakes. With the aftermarket drag 4 wheel discs I'm running, I need to be sure what ever I wind up using has the required volume and pressure.

 

[stroker81]

If you are not in a hurry, I should have the answer to your exact question in a couple weeks. All depends on Travis.

 

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I just ordered his complete kit a few days ago. Hoping to have it here in a few days.

 

[stroker81]

Good luck!

My car is in his shop now getting the works.

 

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Good luck!

My car is in his shop now getting the works.

Sweet!

Please post pics as the work progresses.

 

[stroker81]

Good luck!

My car is in his shop now getting the works.

Sweet!

Please post pics as the work progresses.

Will do!

 

[John N]

1 1/32 vs 1 1/8 is difference you'll be able to feel. The 1 1/32 you have on order may not be enough volume for all 4 piston calipers and require a lot of pedal travel if you're still using an effective pedal ratio. I think 1 1/8 sounds right, and I'd go that route.