servo? yes or no?

Its hard to say how hard it will be as it kind of depends on what diameter cylinders you use, as well as the amout of pedal leverage. Calipers and pad type will make a difference as well.

Personally in a Dutton i wouldnt be worried about not having one, its light enough you wont need massive brakes, you can get remote servos if you really feel the need.

i used to run fast 1600 escorts without servos with no trouble, I'm quite lanky and usd to be a lot beefier but more normal mates were running them without with no trouble, it was more a luxury than a necessity unless you were really driving hard.

My desoto weighs just under 3 ton, has drum brakes and no servo.

You do have to push quite hard, sometimes two feet on the peddle and lifting ya bum off the seat helps, also shouting "stop, for Fu*ks sake STOP" also helps quite a bit ;D lol

But, tbh, it stops alright, you soon get used to it.

I quite like non-servo brakes as you can really feel whats going on.

But in a soft cruiser of a car I'd have a servo for the ease of use.

I'd only say against it, if the car weighs more than 1500kg. Took the servo off my old scimitar, still stopped fine, just took a bit more effort.

Also, just removing the vac feed to the servo, will actually give a ridiculously hard pedal! You'd be better-off just using your feet against the tyres to slow yourself ;D


Try to see if there's anyone local to you who's got a non-servo car, and see how you get on with it.

Hi alan, My escort has no servo and as you've done me a massive favour the least i can do is return it!

As soon as it's back on the road it'll be the best comparison to the dutton.

I also have a remote servo that is curently unused that you could experiment with?

Cheers

Rich

I expect a lightweight car like a Dutton will be OK without - the same as my 1972 Austin Sprite. I do, however have a brand new servo kit ready to fit as I prefer brake to stop me with the least effort and if that means having a servo then "so be it".
A servo doesen't improve the braking - just reduces the effort required to press the pedal. As others say simply try blocking the vac pipe to see what it's like to drive without servo assistance and unless you experience it yourself you won't have your own opinion.
Dual circuits are useful for "peace of mind" but if you have a hydraulic circuit in good condition (perfect master and wheel cylinder, pipes and flexi's) then single circuit are just as good. Dual circuit remote servo's are very expensive whereas single circuit are quite reasonable new with plenty of good secondhand available that can be reconditioned.

Paul H