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Just did 5 lug conversion and brakes don't work right

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Old 03-30-03, 09:09 PM
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Sorry about that, but what I meant to say was that my brakes just don't seem to have as much stopping power as before I did the swap and I've bleed the brakes many times. Does anyone know why this might be happening?
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I think the 5-lug brakes have a bigger cylinder. My friend did the swap and has the same problem. Just get the master (and slave?) cylinder from a 5-lug car.
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And also the proportioning valve.

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Old 03-30-03, 11:46 PM
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what the hell is a "proportioning valve"?
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that was my problem brake booster and master cylinderand the proportioning valve the whole set up
after a little bleeding it should be fine good luck
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You may also want to pressure bleed the brakes once before you swap that stuff. It could possibly save you quite a bit of money, or it could waste 20 minutes of your time
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I had this problem for about a day after doing the conversion but strength should come back. Im still using the stock m/c and s/c.
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