Re: Early Ford Hydraulic brakes in 1931 Fordor
Done right either brakes work and the real limits to the Model A braking is just the tire contact patch.
The difference is for how long.
Having owned a 39 Ford that every couple of years would have a bad wheel cylinder it gets tiring.
On the other hand, You can spend the money and time to do the mechanical brakes properly and they will be trouble free for decades. The key is having the correct tooling to do the job properly. The correct tooling is not cheap and takes some skill to do properly. So you pay someone to do it right for you and be done with it.
With some variables, like living in a dry climate, odds are very high that juice brakes will fail you on an antique car (notice I did not state make or model cause it happens to all juice brake cars).
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