Brake ideas anyone?

I'm thinking about using a set of racing pedals from wilwood. The ones with the balance bar and two master cylinders so i could adjust the brake bias. Front separate from the rear ( example turning to the front for burn outs cool!!) But dont know what size of bore to use. They come in 1", 7/8", 3/4" bore. I'm running stock s-10 front disc brakes and stock s-10 rear disc brakes. I'm going with the setup inside the cab to clean up the firewall. The original place was under the floor, but that's not going to work because of the exhaust pipe and clearence issues with the ground. Plus there is plenty of room under the dash for this setup. Also if I put the master cylinders above the disc brakes they should bleed easier?? Any info or ideas are helpful. Thanks Chris
Oh yeah this is on my 1949 F-3 ford truck that I'm building. It's stubbed with an S-10 front and rear sections. Which makes my ride height like 6" at the trans. mount. I'm 5'11" and can look across the top of the truck, thats without it being chopped. Looking forward to see some of the ideas or suggestions. Thanks Chris

 

Sounds cool.. I'm happy if I can just stop.. Good luck........

 

1 inch front and rear...
Dave

 

I have used this setup on a 32 coupe works pretty well. They are hard to bleed manually because the cross rod keeps articulating until you get pressure built in both m/cs

 

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind when I go to bleed this setup.
Chris

 

For manual (no booster) 4 wheel disc brakes I use a 7/8" bore MC with a 5 to 6 to one pedal ratio. I would not go over 1" on a manual set up without at least a 6 to 1 pedal ratio. I like the Wilwood MC in the 7/8" size, but having the balance bar in a dual set up is best if you have the room.

 

Hey, thanks for the input. I didn't even think about pedal ratio. I have more than enough room under my dash to use this setup. Thanks again Chris

 

If you get the Wilwood pedals you can get in a 5:1 or 6.25:1 ratio..Since it ends up being that with the balance bar you are pushing on two cylinders at once I would try the 7/8 bore ones with the 6.25 ratio pedal set..I don't know if you can get enough differental in the balance bar for your burn outs, might need a shut off valve..

 

Yes, I'd agree with the 7/8" bore. I chose a 1", but it doesn't stop quite the way it should. For example, I can't lock-up the brakes (with a light hot rod, that may be a good thing). I have a suspicion that I should have chosen the 7/8." And yes, the bleeding is tricky.

 

Thanks guys. All this info helps me out. Hate to buy something, then look back and wish why did I do it that way!!! But isn't that part of the fun.