AC brakes
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Arbs
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- First Name: Dan
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Re: AC brakes
They are being made by Dan Bennett. Contact info here:
Where is the OBD2 port on this thing?
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Mark Gregush
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- Location: Portland Or
- Board Member Since: 1999
Re: AC brakes
Fantastic! Wonder why there hasn't been more chatter on the boards? Maybe production hasn't ramped up enough to really get the word out yet. Any idea on price?
I know the voices aren't real but damn they have some good ideas! 
1925 Cut down pickup
1948 Ford F2 pickup
1925 Cut down pickup
1948 Ford F2 pickup
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Arbs
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Re: AC brakes
I paid $475 for the brakes, AC pedal and longer bolts needed to attach the brakes to the drum.
Where is the OBD2 port on this thing?
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dr1960
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Re: AC brakes
Dan was at the Chickasha Swap Meet this year and had a good display of the AC brakes. He talked about several improvements he was making to the tooling he got from Larry Sidmore's estate that will improve the consistency of the manufactured product. Very knowledgeable guy and he is doing great work!
David - Yukon, OK
1915 Model T Runabout
1915 Model T Runabout
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JTT3
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Re: AC brakes
Do AC brakes work in reverse too?
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Steve Jelf
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Re: AC brakes
Do AC brakes work in reverse too?
I've read that working in reverse is an advantage they have over Rockies.
The inevitable often happens.
1915 Runabout
1923 Touring
1915 Runabout
1923 Touring
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tiredfarmer
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Re: AC brakes
They are only made for the small drums, Daniel told me that he can't make them for the large drums because of how the backing plates are bolted on.
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Russ T Fender
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- Location: Jupiter Florida
Re: AC brakes
The AC brakes work in reverse but they are not self actuating.
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Original Smith
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Re: AC brakes
The current Rocky Mountain brakes are essentially AC brakes.
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Craig Leach
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Re: AC brakes
I think it has more to do with weight transfer than anything but I feel my A-C brakes work better in reverse than they do foreword. The ancor point is in the middle so half of the shoe self energized foreword & half self energize in reverse.
Craig.
Craig.