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Dual circuit brake options for pre 1969 Volvo's 120-130

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posted by  patrick of montreal on  Thu Jan 2 04:18 CST 2003
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There's no reason that the dual lines should stop the car any faster, as the single produces plenty of pressure. It just feels weird pushing on the pedal so hard. My old '65 single line 120 could lock up the front no problem at 60 mph. If I was going to do anything I would add a booster so that the pedal pressure could be reduced. As far as safety is concerned all the 120 and 140 are mossing a "LOW BRAKE FLUID!" warning light. Like I said the dual system can still cause your front to fail so a warning system would be best. When I had my single line system I maintained peace of mind by repacing all the flex lines and any suspect hard lines and checked the level at every fuel up, but I'm a little paranoid as I once drove a VW bus down a mountain dirt road at insane speeds after the brakes failed. FYI the old 65 VW bus flies very nicely with neither the front or the rear higher than the other.






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