What is a pedal box and what are the benefits of fitting one?

How much are they and how hard are they to fit?


Basically, I want to know everything



Thanks

 

A box connected to your pedals which drives a chain on the front wheels.

The faster you peddle the quicker you go.

 

Ahhhhhhh, so it's for fuel ecomony?

I thought it was for improving the brakes, silly me

 

Or is it you mean improving the breaks Tony ?

 

forget a peddle box , to much bhp lost in the transmision

go for direct drive , they have been using it for years now.........





























Ben

 

No, my breaks are fine, it's my brakes I want to improve



Ben - That meathod won't work for me Unlike most RST's.... There aren't any holes in my floor

 

Hope not mate , your car looks like abit of a minter anyway


Ben

 

There are commonly two types available.

Ones that fits to the servo and ones that fit to the bulkhead.

The big advantage to using a balance bar (or pedal box) to operate the brake system is that the master cylinder sizes can be tailored to suit the front to rear balance and the caliper piston diameters, if you have fitted bigger brakes. Final balance adjustments can then be carried out using the balance bar either on the bar itself, or remotely via a dash mounted cable adjuster.

A further advantage is that in most instances it does away with the need to fit proportioning valves, to control or reduce the rear brake pressure.

Cost depends on what type you get, and mods and ease of fitting depend on where you get it from.

 

Hmmmmmm..... Interesting, maybe it isn't for me then, if the brakes still have to be servo assisted, or amI wrong?

 

No it says there are two types available, ones that can fit to the servo, and ones that can fit to the bulkhead (ie doing away with the servo)

 

Servo's are for wimps

 

Ahhhhhhh, sorry for being a bit dim, my blond highlights came into effect there


What I have to weigh up is, do I fit a pedal box, or buy a vacuum pump for Ł300 for my ALS so my brakes still work


Thanks for the info Tone

 

.... or little people

 

i must be a big boy now, as my car dont have one

 

A Ł300 pump will be cheaper, but wont improve the brakes.

Get both

 

Pump it is for now then


Thanks