Baer brakes installed and working

[Aurora40]

I have stainless lines, Hawk HPS pads on the rear (had on the front but now it is whatever Baer supplied). That is interesting about the M/C. Is it worth the effort/cost to swap to the '92+ master cylinder?

[Aurora40]

Originally Posted by Jeffvette

Piston size in the current MC. It's designed to push a certain amount of fluid, if the caliper is requiring more than the MC can supply, than you got issues.

Hey Jeff, I appreciate all the help. I am wondering if you or maybe someone else can explain something?

In my mind, the way the brakes would work, is you have to push more pedal to send more volume to the fronts in order to push the pads back that knock-back amount and get them working. In my mind, that would mean that you are also sending a lot more fluid and pressure to the rear since you've moved the pedal more? Is that faulty thinking?

[Starman]

I was not specific enough, the booster and master cylinder are different. A lot of work and expense for not a big change if your current units work right. Of course if you have a big volume change with your Baer calipers, you might actually need the newer setup. Got to remember that the whole system is a matched set, albeit poorly on the 90/91s.

I would work with Baer or ? about what pad they have that will give you a firmer pedal. I've always used matched pad front and rear on all vehicles.

[Aurora40]

I just figured I should update this. I installed the DRM bias spring a few months ago. Wow what an otherwise easy job made a super pain by the reluctance of the new spring to compress...

The car didn't really feel much different in daily driving. The pedal is still fairly long, in that you have to press it a decent distance before the brakes begin to activate, but they feel firm as they are applied. I think it feels better under more aggressive braking, but it's really hard to say. I wish it were easier to quantify the braking through each stage.

On full-force stops, the fronts still do the brunt of it, and can be locked up easily. Though the total stopping seems more aggressive/violent when doing this, so I assume the rears are contributing more.

I don't know, I guess on the whole, I'm not unhappy with the brakes. If nothing else, they are a little lighter... I'm not sure they've been improved in any meaningful way, though. Or maybe they have and my butt-dyno is poorly calibrated...