redoing the brakes on the truck and thinking of leaving it out, for some reason I can't remember what the stock one does. I figure it just evens the braking so the rears don't lock too early but the weight of my trail rig never changes so i figure I can just downsize the rear slave cylynders till it is balanced, anyone done this?

Right or wrong, smart or stupid we did it on a friends Jeep when he swaped in YJ master and slave and pedals and stuff. He just ran the front to the front and the back to the back. It worked killer with 4 wheel drum, haven't had it out much with the front discs but it seems to work fine like that.

I think there is a balance problem in it but his rig never goes fast enough to notice:rolleyes:

Run your front lines straight from the MC to you front brakes, then get an adjustable prop. valve from summit, jegs, etc. They are cheap. (40.00). Run this between the MC and your rear brakes. Works good, allows for adjustment wether you run drums or disk rear, and is simple.

-Jeremy

yeah rat patrol that was actually my backup plan, I was more woundering how it would work out before I get the adjustable one. can't afford it right now and wheeling starts in only two weeks.

It should work "alright", especially off-road or at slow speed. I main problem I see would be trying to stop from a higher rate of speed, on wet or loose terrain. If the back brakes are adjusted tight, it will probably lock up the rear first. Not sure if your running disk or drum on the rear. The size of your tires will play into the braking effect also, due to leverage larger tires have against your braking power. For example: it may have a much more noticeable effect on 31" tires as opposed to 36's or larger. Try it out, and test it on gravel roads, dirt, and pavement, before you take off at high speeds flying thru residential areas. ;)
If it dosent work well enough, or is not safe, try the adj. valve. All you have to loose is some time and some brake fluid.
Good luck.
-Jeremy

I skipped mine on my CJ and noticed a drastic improvement in braking on level dry surfaces. Make sure all your tire pressures are close to the same, or you'll have a fun time trying to stop.

Bryan

Caution:D :D :D

If you remove the prop. valve and you drive the truck on the street...

Hard or panic breaking May/Will cause the rears to lock up...

If/When this happens...

The back of your truck will try to lead the parade:)

Very scarry and dangerous.

Not a real big deal when crawling:flipoff2:

Wanna see this...
Tape the rear wheels of a matchbox type car so they can't rotate.
(tape on side so tires all touch)
Now let the car roll down a tilted table top...
The locked wheels will IMMEDIATLY take the lead.

Cory