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Title: f.c.discs Post by: fcee on May 08, 2011, 09:59:49 AM :)Thinking of fitting l.h torana discs to my standard f.c front end with the aid of a bracket kit ,would my existing vh 24 booster be suitable to use with this set up ,like to retain the v.h 24 if possible ,comments please :) ,Steve
Title: Re: f.c.discs Post by: mcl1959 on May 08, 2011, 02:57:25 PM Not really - The VH 24 is a drum brake booster - it doesn't put out enough grunt for discs
Ken Title: Re: f.c.discs Post by: Paul In Ireland on May 08, 2011, 06:16:18 PM Well, you could always leave the booster there for looks if you like it - its your car.
Title: Re: f.c.discs Post by: fcee on May 10, 2011, 06:38:10 PM Thanks Ken for the sensible answer ,think I will stay with the drum brakes . Steve . :)
Title: Re: f.c.discs Post by: Glen on May 29, 2011, 06:15:21 PM My FC has the VH24 booster with LH front discs on HR ball joint front crossmember, and HR rear brakes with 9/16 cylinders. (important)
The brakes are excellent. The VH24 was the standard booster on the HR with disc brakes. Title: Re: f.c.discs Post by: Dr_Terry on June 01, 2011, 07:43:56 PM Glen, that's not quite correct.
As Ken has said the VH24 was a drum brake booster & these ceased production around 1963/64. The similarly-sized VH44 replaced it but this was still a drum brake booster. HD & 1966 HR disc braked cars from the factory used a Girling 5/8 booster & this was superseded in early 1967 by the VH40 booster. The VH40 looks similar to the VH44 but has a larger diameter 'diaphragm' section. The old VH24 had an all-alloy construction. The VH40 is the booster of choice for old Holdens with disc brakes & a single hydraulic system. Dr Terry Title: Re: f.c.discs Post by: Glen on June 03, 2011, 09:57:32 PM My apologies for that, I was trying to pull figures out of my head from 30 years ago when I bought mine as a stock item from a holden dealer.
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