02-03-2019, 12:00 PM
As a point of note, my RP has a later semi-Girlinf font axle and brakes but still retains its original back axle with Austin brakes. For years I couldn't get the brake balance sorted and it wasn't until I changed the girling levers for a pair of shorter ones was the braking effort equalised front/rear. As Bob says the longer levers make for less effort but you need more travel to get the same effect. It doesn't work unless all 4 wheel levers are the same length.