hydroboost
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Ivan has his in and has a couple pics in his misc. pics gallery. https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...?userid=113895
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it replaces your vacuum brake booster with an power steering fluid actuated one. It taps into the return line of the power steering pump. It does take away your power steering.
Last edited by beeboy; May 28, 2006 at 11:33 AM.
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Originally Posted by beeboy
It does take away your power steering.
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The advantages for me were:
1. The hydrobooster provides a lot more pressure making it much easier to stop 44's.
2. The diameter of the hydrobooster is far smaller than the vacuum booster so it'll clear my valve covers.
3. My engine barely pulls any vacuum as is, so it was tough to get anything out of the vac booster.
1. The hydrobooster provides a lot more pressure making it much easier to stop 44's.
2. The diameter of the hydrobooster is far smaller than the vacuum booster so it'll clear my valve covers.
3. My engine barely pulls any vacuum as is, so it was tough to get anything out of the vac booster.
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Never done a hydroboost on a ford, put a couple of them on chevies that didn't come with them and a friend has one on his early bronco for the same reason of having no vacuum. They work like a champ and beat the heck out of a vacuum booster. Completely changes the pedal feel and effort required to stop a big truck. They do however make for a jungle of hydraulic lines and the units are not cheap to rebuild, but they are easy to find in good used shape.
