Dual caliper rear brakes

201250 · 01-09-2013, 06:55 PM

Any of you stock elim. guys/gals using a dual caliper rear brake set-up and why? More holding force when staging the car? Thanks

KRatcliff · 01-09-2013, 07:03 PM

Yes to the first question and it holds better at the line for me.

340Cuda · 01-09-2013, 10:43 PM

I always had trouble holding our car on the line since replacing the drum brakes with Strange disk brakes all around. Since adding the second rear caliber it holds very well.
The car is a 69 Barracuda.

201250 · 01-09-2013, 11:12 PM

Thanks for the info. So is the procedure to pre-stage, press the brake pedal to a given pressure, engage a 2-step set at an RPM low enough to be able to go WOT off the line? I see a lot of stock elim cars bouncing back and forth during the staging process, but they seem to leave against the 2-step.

Ed Wright · 01-10-2013, 12:10 AM

You do not want more brake on the rear than the front. Good way to swap ends if you have to lock them up. I have single Aerospace calipers all the way around. I can stall it well over 3000 RPM with the foot brake with no problems. You may have the wrong master cylinder, or wrong pedal ratio.

201250 · 01-10-2013, 01:43 PM

Thanks Ed ................good input. My experience has been in SS so leave off the tranny brake and let her eat. Now with getting back into stock eliminator need to learn new ways of staging/leaving.

TC

01-09-2013, 06:55 PM	#1
201250 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 53 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dual caliper rear brakes Any of you stock elim. guys/gals using a dual caliper rear brake set-up and why? More holding force when staging the car? Thanks

01-09-2013, 07:03 PM	#2
KRatcliff Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 769 Likes: 75 Liked 534 Times in 143 Posts	Re: Dual caliper rear brakes Yes to the first question and it holds better at the line for me.

01-09-2013, 10:43 PM	#3
340Cuda VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,676 Likes: 3,886 Liked 805 Times in 341 Posts	Re: Dual caliper rear brakes I always had trouble holding our car on the line since replacing the drum brakes with Strange disk brakes all around. Since adding the second rear caliber it holds very well. The car is a 69 Barracuda.

01-09-2013, 11:12 PM	#4
201250 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 53 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Dual caliper rear brakes Thanks for the info. So is the procedure to pre-stage, press the brake pedal to a given pressure, engage a 2-step set at an RPM low enough to be able to go WOT off the line? I see a lot of stock elim cars bouncing back and forth during the staging process, but they seem to leave against the 2-step.

01-10-2013, 12:10 AM	#5
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Dual caliper rear brakes You do not want more brake on the rear than the front. Good way to swap ends if you have to lock them up. I have single Aerospace calipers all the way around. I can stall it well over 3000 RPM with the foot brake with no problems. You may have the wrong master cylinder, or wrong pedal ratio. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

01-10-2013, 01:43 PM	#6
201250 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 53 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Dual caliper rear brakes Thanks Ed ................good input. My experience has been in SS so leave off the tranny brake and let her eat. Now with getting back into stock eliminator need to learn new ways of staging/leaving. TC