Gen III Antique Auto Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Did a "how to" for you all. HUGE difference in ride quality! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Willwood disc brakes on a T? That is some serious overkill in the braking dept. Thanks for posting the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 1 hour ago, zepher said: Willwood disc brakes on a T? That is some serious overkill in the braking dept. Thanks for posting the video. Depends on equipment like a Warford transmission or a Ruxtel rear axle, etc.. And your priorities. There are reasons they are available as an accessory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) Either way, total braking capacity is only as good as the tire contact patch on the road. T tires are not very wide so no matter what brakes you have it is only as effective as the amount of tire on the road. Edited May 11 by zepher (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 That is true, but if you bump by accident the warford or ruxtel out of gear, no brakes. You do not stop until you coast to a stop or hit something. Remember that the brakes for the T is inside the transmission. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curti Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Beingable to stop is more important than being able to start. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Curti said: Being able to stop is more important than being able to start. When I taught automotive classes I told my high school students that the most important system on a vehicle are the brakes because if you can not get it started you can not get into trouble, but.. if you can not stop you are in trouble. Edited May 11 by Larry Schramm (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 I completely understand the importance and need to be able to stop. I guess I should have put Willwood in bold because that is what I was pointing out. Willwood makes high performance brake products, which is why I asked if that was overkill. Any type of disc brake setup would be a massive improvement over stock, I was just asking why it needed to be a high performance setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzBob Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 42 minutes ago, zepher said: I guess I should have put Willwood in bold because that is what I was pointing out. That is because Willwood makes parts for the dedicated Model T disc brake kits. As Larry pointed out, the Model T service brake is in the transmission and if connection with the transmission is lost from a false neutral in an auxiliary Ruckstell Axel or Warford transmission, you have no brakes other than the small rear emergency brakes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 I guess Willwood makes brakes for almost anything. They saw a market and went for it. At least you T folks know you're getting a quality product if you install one of their kits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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