4 wheel disc AND power?

I have 4 wheel disc on my 32 Plymouth PB build. The front is TCI IFS with GM metric large bore calipers. The rear is a 97 Explorer axle with stock disc brake setup. Someone suggested that doing 4 wheel disc AND power brakes was overkill for this car. If I could get away with manual brakes on the car, that would give me more mounting options. Opinions and other experiences are welcome please.
Thanks,
Brad

 

i don't know why you'd want manual brakes on a custom built car. seems to me the better the brakes are, the safer it is.

 

I run 4-wheel discs on both of my builds, and neither has a booster. Both are heavier than your Plymouth, and both stop exceptionally well. Set up the proper brake pedal ratio, and you're in business. That's is all that you need.

 

I had the EXACT same setup on my '55 truck. I used the TCI power booster/Corvette MC and it stopped great, not overkill at all. Not sure if my truck weighed any more than your PB, it was pretty bare boned. I'd go with power brakes.

 

I'm a big fan of brakes. I'm putting four wheel power disks on my 55 chevy pickup. No such thing as brakes too good IMAO.

 

Adding a power booster will NOT improve your brakes whatsoever. It simply gives you a different pedal "feel". With the correct pedal ratio on a manual set-up, you will still fly through the windshield on a panic stop ... Seriously

 

Power brakes normally use a 4/5 to one pedal ratio. Manual brakes normally use 6/7 to one ratio. Keep in mind if your rear brakes are to big in relation to the front, your car will want to swap ends in a hard stop. best bet is to always have an adjustable preportioning valve in your rear brake line .

 

Lots of stock 60's era corvettes had manual 4wheel disk brakes......