Ke20 4Age T50, Swapping Early To Late Box.. Handbrake In Way?? Brakes?

[crunk81us]

Ok so I had a ta22 T50 (forward shifter) box behind my 4age, and i am part way thru switching to an ae71 (rear shifter) box..

 

I have switched the tailshaft yoke, cut the floor and got the box all bolted up.

 

it all works.

 

and I LOVE the new position of the shifter where i can actually reach it!

 

BUT

 

my handbrake is pretty much touching the shifter in 2nd and 4th gears. Now this might not seem like much of an issue (unless you like doing handbrakies..which i do.. but thats not what I'm worried about)

 

BUT i use my handbrake sort of like a rear bias adjuster and brake pedal hardener.. make sense? I notch it up until i can just feel the shoes touch then back it off one click. Then i go cut a sick lap or two.. without doing this my foot is halfway to the floor before i get pedal and at that point all i get is front brakes..

 

(As I'm writing this i think i can see what i need to do.. :( i need to spend more $ on my bloody brakes don't i?)

 

My current brakes are the absolute biggest you can fit under the 13 inch wheels in the front (250mm vented) and big drums on the T series diff in the back.. only running the standard master. maybe theres something easy i can do to get the pedal up and bias towards the rear without changing much else??? (easier than relocating the handbrake?)

 

sigh. every time you do something on your car you find 2 more things to give you grief.. whyyyyy? lol

[Super Jamie]

Because racecar :thumbsup:

[tojo2]

What grief ? fun, fun, fun!

 

 

Sounds like you need slack handbrake cables, remove drums, clean free and lube rear brakeshoe adjusters

 

Adjust them so shoes almost tuching drums and then tighten upp cables again

[crunk81us]

What grief ? fun, fun, fun!

 

 

Sounds like you need slack handbrake cables, remove drums, clean free and lube rear brakeshoe adjusters

 

Adjust them so shoes almost tuching drums and then tighten upp cables again

I have adjusted them up.. But i wear them quickly ;)

 

Because racecar :thumbsup:

 

haha hit the nail on head there..

[tojo2]

ok, was thinking auto adjusters would do their job if serviced

[crunk81us]

ok, was thinking auto adjusters would do their job if serviced

Not quite, I try and squeeze every last tenth of a second outta my car when its on the track.. that extra notch or 3 on the handbrake makes all the difference in the pedal and brake bias..

I think i might be needing to change the master and maybe add vacuum assist and a bias valve. Would prefer a full race pedal box though lol