Couple of additions to the above.
The 11" two leading shoe front brakes are a worthwhile improvement to the 88, and braking balance is probably best with the 11" rear brakes as well, although this is probably not strictly necessary since the weight on the back axle is less on the 88.
The wider brakes are an improvement again, but probably not necessary on the 88, and parts are possibly harder to find. In any case, you should use the 109 master cylinder. If you retain the VH44, the boosted master cylinder will offer no advantages except easier bleeding.
While fitting the dual braking system out of a late Series 3 is an advantage in that it retains braking in the event of a single failure, you need to be aware that it entails not only a new pedal box, master cylinder, booster, equaliser, pipes, but also on the 2a will require body modifications to the inner mudguard and probably the mudguard itself. Strictly speaking, dual braking systems should have a circuit failure warning light fitted, as otherwise you could drive for ages under the false impression that all is good. This is an additional complication. Single circuit brakes rarely fail suddenly unless badly neglected.
John
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
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