RE: IML: '67 LeBaron update

[dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Quoting Rob McCall <Rob_Mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Maybe I need to take a look at the curb weights of the Ram & Durango, then
> the 60-0 distances...   
> 

I have discussed this here before, but since Rob is new here, one more time
won't hurt I guess!

The issue here is balance of the brakes between front and rear.  The facory
calculated the surface areas on the front calippers and rear wheel cylinders
(or they did it by trial and error) to make sure the braking torques are
applied proportionally to the weights on each wheel, and the weight transfer. 
Changing the calipers will disturb that balance.  You may get lucky and not be
far off.  Otherwise, you may end up locking up your rear wheels prematurely
(worst case scenario) or the front ones, deteriorating overall performance. 
This is far more important than the 60-0 times of the donor vehicle.

You may be able to play with different proportioning valves to fix the possible
problem, but why bother?  The parts are out there.  Fix the car the way it was
originally engineered, and if you do not stop driving it for long periods, it
will be OK.

D^2, 2x68 



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