Thanks Mark and OlRivrRat. I'm pretty handy with a claw hammer so may be able to make this modification. < kidding > I'm much more adapt at ball peen hammer use. ha ha. < end humour > One of these days I'll upgrade my '81 front spindles to accomodate the later model year front brakes. Sorry for the hijack John! Neil. On 9/19/14, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > Exactly. The larger BMW booster only changes the feel of the brakes but > not their braking capacity. Less pedal effort for same braking. Not much > of an upgrade IMHO, just a substitute part that is easy to find new and > used that also costs less to buy. Probably not worth it for anyone who > isn't already used to modifying metal parts to fit their own vehicles.
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