brake conversion on 79 ford
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 137
Likes: 0
brake conversion on 79 ford
hey guys, how hard would it be to convert 79 1/2 ton brakes, front and rear, to 3/4 ton brakes, is this expensive, how hard, will it work, i ask because my brakes need some serious work anyway and would like to have heavy duty brakes for my big tires, could you please list all the parts i would need to replace, or are there conversion kits for what i want, any help would be appreciated
Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 2,838
Likes: 6
From: SD
Check out this tech article about brake upgrade It's written for a Bronco, but works great on a F150 also. Several have done it, search through past posts for their opinions...
Marty
Marty
Posting Guru
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 1,493
Likes: 1
From: Great NW
I did it and think that the hardest part about the (front) conversion is plumbing the F350 master cylinder (hinting down correct fittings and flaring the tubing) and finding the correct brackets to bolt the booster to the firewall (junkyard).
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
52 Ford F1
1948 - 1956 F1, F100 & Larger F-Series Trucks
1
May 27, 2012 11:06 AM
flip4eva83
1967 - 1972 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks
14
Dec 24, 2011 04:47 PM
67nukeford
1967 - 1972 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks
7
Oct 22, 2009 04:14 PM
mrsuperman15
1973 - 1979 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks
4
Nov 4, 2003 03:21 AM
