DB1545P
Power disc kit 65-72 Ford truck

<H2>Kit Specifications

<TABLE width=450 background=fadebkgd.jpg><TBODY><TR bgColor=red><TD align=middle><H2>Component</H2><TD align=middle><H2>Specifications </H2><TR><TD><H3>Power booster </H3><TD><H3>New with brackets and pedal linkage </H3><TR><TD><H3>Master cylinder </H3><TD><H3>New power brake master </H3><TR><TD><H3>Combination valve </H3><TD><H3>Disc/drum with bracket and lines </H3><TR><TD><H3>Spindles </H3><TD><H3>Supplied with disc parts pre assembled onto spindles. </H3><TR><TD><H3>Calipers </H3><TD><H3>New, single piston with metallic pads </H3><TR><TD><H3>Rotors </H3><TD><H3>New, domestic made, 12" with 5 x 5-1/2" bolt circle </H3><TR><TD><H3>Bearings, seals, hoses </H3><TD><H3>New top quality, 15" rubber hose </H3><TR><TD><H3>Rotor dust caps </H3><TD><H3>New, included </H3><TR bgColor=yellow><TD align=middle colSpan=2><H2>Note: This disc kit will require 15" wheels </H2></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></H2>

 

is this a complete brake kit? NO

John

 

what is missing then

 

It looks to me that lots of little parts are missing. It is these things which will give you grief making multiple trips to the various hardware stores trying to find parts.
Some of the most important parts missing are the stands for the front brake lines, where the rubber flexible lines and the steel lines connect.
The existing ones on a drum setup ( up to '72) are in a different location, and won't work. You will need to harvest them off a '73 - '79 truck. For what it is worth, get the passenger side one off of 2 different trucks. The passenger side is bolted on, but the driver's side stand is riveted on.
Also missing: The clips to hold the lines down to the stand.
What about the steel brake lines? Are they included? You won't be able, most likely, to re-use your existing as they most likely terminate in a different location. If you get a donor truck from a salt-free area, you can harvest the brake lines, and they will fit correctly, too, because you are harvesting a complete system.
If you upgrade to power brakes, you would also be wise to replace the rear rubber line betwen the rear axle and the frame. A 30 year old line might burst under the extra pressure.

Please don't take repetition of this as castigating you. We are trying to help you avoid spending extra money on a frustrating project. Been there, done that, and wore out 2 or 10 T-shirts.

This is why it is a good idea to get a donor truck. You get everything, you see where everything goes, you aren't missing anything, and you can sell off other parts you don't need to offset the cost of the investment.
When I am done with my disc brake upgrade, it will have cost me a -$250. That is, I will have made $250 above and beyond the cost of the truck by selling the extra parts, and will have the original calipers, master cylinder, and booster for cores.
Finally, one of the best reasons to use Ford original parts is maintenance. Using this kit means using non-standard parts. What will you tell the parts counter guy at Autozone what year, make and model? He (or she) doesn't know old trucks, these newer guys only know how to look it up in a computer.
For example, I might go with stainless steel brake lines. I can get them from NPD for less than $200, pre-bent. I can order them for a 1976 F-150 and I will get the correct parts. The convenience and the accuracy are worth a lot. I was Army too, and my time was precious, and learned this is the best way to go to maximize my red cycle time to get the most done in the shortest amount of time.
Another example is getting replacement parts at Autozone or the like. All I have to say is "I need a master cylinder for a '76 F-150, power brakes with a 390" and they will go get it. They won't recognize or understand that advertisement's power booster in a '66, as it will be incorrect in their books.

Hope this helps.

ArmyGuy, thanks for serving our country, for taking my place at another time.

 

The thing with those kits is that they are WAY overpriced, you can get a donor truck for $400 or so, take off the parts you need, and sell the rest.

 

Jared, You are spot on. I sold parts that I didn't need for more than I paid for my donor(s).

Having your donor truck on site sure beats the hello out of having to go back to the yard and hunt for the parts that you forgot to get too.

John

 

Many people don't have the space to store donor cars.

That said I DO have a donor car with front disks: a rotted 71 mustang. Do you know if any of its parts will be usable in a 69 F100?

 

Nope. Nothing interchanges.
Well, nothing important. There might be some dash bezels that are the same, but I really doubt it for a '71.

 

Hey Armyguy,
I bought one of those kits from the same place, Master Power. I got the manual discs.
The old lady would have killed me if I brought another "project" home. That's why I bought a kit. Yeah it's over priced, but the components are new. You don't have to remove anything from one pickup to another, and there is some small hardware, that you'll need to get, to hook all of the old/new pieces together, like banjopicker66 indicated. I have no regrets with my purchase. Just my .02
gw