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 Re: 1st Gen Monty Disc Brakes
[Re: MartySoCal]
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09/06/09 07:01 PM
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Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 141
Wheeler
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We'd recently done a friends rear shoes and cylinders on his 84. This helped a little, but when we replaced the master it will easily lock all 4 on pavement now and all sponginess gone.
Don't overlook that tired master just b'c it isn't loosing fluid.
89 v6 Raider 5spd
89 v6 Montero auto
86 TD Trooper
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Re: 1st Gen Monty Disc Brakes
[Re: mike71800b]
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09/06/09 08:13 PM
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Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 13,649
Web Wheeler
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The only thing about gen1 brakes I ever found iffy was that the rear drums could wear to the point that the adjusters had no more stroke, and just slowly fade away to nothing slowing you down back there. You can get enough adjustment on the ebrake cables to take up more slop than the shoe adjusters, and if you don't take off the drum (sometimes a pita), you never notice and just gripe about cruddy gen1 brakes...
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Re: 1st Gen Monty Disc Brakes
[Re: mike71800b]
#961903
09/07/09 02:04 AM
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Joined: May 2000
Posts: 6,132
Trail Leader
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After I put tall tires on my 87 the factory system seemed too weak to stop from highway speeds. Firm pedal all corners working corectly.
It may also be I'm kind of particular about having really good brakes, who knows.
What really made a differance was putting on the V6 booster.
My 88 stopped a lot better than my 87. I think the factory had a good reason to upgrade them one step further for the V6 in 89.
Kevin
87 Turbo Intercooled Raider, roller cam, torsen rear diff, LSD front diff, lockup auto with modified converter, V6 brakes, low transfer case gears...
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Re: 1st Gen Monty Disc Brakes
[Re: Kevin C]
#961904
09/07/09 02:50 AM
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Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 546
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About the drum brakes, I didn't know mine were worn and were not braking at all. How did I find out? Couple winters ago I could not stop on snow/ice unless I was in 4wd. Definately a scary thing coming to an intersection, the speed or lack thereof did not seem to matter, it would just push itself along.
'87 Raider w/rebuilt 2.6
Weber 32/36
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Re: 1st Gen Monty Disc Brakes
[Re: Jamez]
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09/07/09 02:54 AM
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Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 13,649
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Then you know the rears aren't braking...
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Re: 1st Gen Monty Disc Brakes
[Re: Jamez]
#961906
09/07/09 03:15 AM
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Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 546
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So basically you need the V6 calipers/MC for the front and the entire MS rear for the back and you've got the best braking improvement for the buck? I love factory boltons, just swapped in late model brakes on my '95 Mustang, just a little bit of grinding and it all came together.
'87 Raider w/rebuilt 2.6
Weber 32/36
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