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PSID6

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Does anyone know if G Body sells just the shoes themselves that are part of the upgrade kit?
 
are you talking about the soft shoes
kirban has them.. TS 514
 
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I'm also looking for some along with the s10 wheel cylinders but didn't see them on kirbans site
 
How much boost will I be able to hold with just new shoes and cut drums without the wheel cylinders.

Stock used stuff with 100,000 miles the most I can hold is about 10 # is at the track
 
With standard replacement shoes + s-10 cylinders, I can hold 17psi. I posted a video in the brakes section a couple months ago. Not to say anyone else would have similar results.
 
With standard replacement shoes + s-10 cylinders, I can hold 17psi. I posted a video in the brakes section a couple months ago.

These are just regular brake shoes not the softer ones or both the bigger ones?

Any ill effects on braking like
pacecar said ????
 
Yep, regular old napa replacement shoes for an 87 regal. I may still have the box. I don't experience a touchy pedal. In fact, it's a little mushier than I'd like. Stock lines as well, but that'll change soon, as well as bleeding the system again.
 
ive been motivated lately and been trying to get the trooper t back on the road . its been sitting since 1991 so i figure im gonna replace most of the brake stuff
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Sounds good. Always good to have a TR that's been sitting revived. You may need to broaden that statement and just say "I'm going to have to replace most stuff"!
 
Sounds good. Always good to have a TR that's been sitting revived. You may need to broaden that statement and just say "I'm going to have to replace most stuff"!
I got some aluminum drums. New pads for the front. Gonna cut the rotors I have piles of them around. I'm just gonna buy rebuilt calipers they look cheap enough. I did a vaccum brake conversion already. I had to do the 2 rear steel lines on the rear because 1 was rotted the other twisted off when I unhooked the rubber line to pull the exhaust off in 1 shot. I prefer not to mess with all the rest of the steel lines in the car. The 2 lines coming off the proportioning valve into the master were seized so I cut them and replaced them. The rubber hoses I'm going to replace too! I've done a real lot to bring this thing back from the dead
 
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