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I don't know how many, or if any have had issues due to the heat, but I've never liked how close the stock location is to headers anyway. My usual recommendation is to either locate it up by the master, either using a standard bracket available from some sources (or just plumb it yourself and it's held in place by hard lines), or simply bolt it to the inner edge of the wheel well just under the master cylinder.
All are clean, relatively easy, and both locations keep it a little farther away from the direct heat of the exhaust. Maybe not a LOT farther away, but enough to make me much more comfortable with it.
One other solution, if you must stick with this type of valve, is to purchase the disc/disc version that does not even have that port or the delay valve.
Not sure what the exact difference in proportioning is, but with all the other changes to our Broncos that have been made that change the overall "balance" of things, it might be an improvement!
That is, if there is any difference in proportioning at all. It may just be a case of eliminating the delay valve.
Still others have removed the valve and installed a plug instead.
My usual go-to recommendation for most Bronco owners however, is the manually adjustable proportioning valve like was linked to above. We carry them for this reason.
My thinking is that many, if not most of the EB's these are going on are no longer anywhere near the original setup or overall balance that they came with from the factory.
Completely different brake systems, much larger tires, different weight characteristics due to loading, such as big bumpers and spare tires, hard tops or not, heavy full family cages, etcetera.
All of that means that the old proportioning schemes might not be what's needed.
So leaks or not, unless you're doing a relatively stock Bronco setup, my recommendation is to go with a manually adjustable proportioning valve and give it your own custom settings as needed.
Paul
All are clean, relatively easy, and both locations keep it a little farther away from the direct heat of the exhaust. Maybe not a LOT farther away, but enough to make me much more comfortable with it.
One other solution, if you must stick with this type of valve, is to purchase the disc/disc version that does not even have that port or the delay valve.
Not sure what the exact difference in proportioning is, but with all the other changes to our Broncos that have been made that change the overall "balance" of things, it might be an improvement!
That is, if there is any difference in proportioning at all. It may just be a case of eliminating the delay valve.
Still others have removed the valve and installed a plug instead.
My usual go-to recommendation for most Bronco owners however, is the manually adjustable proportioning valve like was linked to above. We carry them for this reason.
My thinking is that many, if not most of the EB's these are going on are no longer anywhere near the original setup or overall balance that they came with from the factory.
Completely different brake systems, much larger tires, different weight characteristics due to loading, such as big bumpers and spare tires, hard tops or not, heavy full family cages, etcetera.
All of that means that the old proportioning schemes might not be what's needed.
So leaks or not, unless you're doing a relatively stock Bronco setup, my recommendation is to go with a manually adjustable proportioning valve and give it your own custom settings as needed.
Paul
