brake booster???
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brake booster???
They will work, but why would you want to install disc without the power booster? 
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brake booster???
Mike, I have seen trucks with disk and no booster. I have never driven one with that setup. I suppose you could do the disk without booster and let us know how it turns out? You will need the dual chamber MC and prop valve for sure. I really like power disk brakes and the additional work needed to add the booster is not that big of a deal. Keep us posted!
William in Atlanta
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From: South Africa
brake booster???
Thanks for your input, I will in the future install a brake booster, not that easy to find in RSA so I was hoping do get by without it for a while until I find one. What do you mean by a "dual chamber MC and prop valve"?
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brake booster???
Dual-Chamber Master Cylinder
Proportional valve is necessary for the exact application.
Manual brakes requires one kind,
Power disc requires another.
Manual disc (Hmmm Scratches head) don't know what truck had tat application
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Proportional valve is necessary for the exact application.
Manual brakes requires one kind,
Power disc requires another.
Manual disc (Hmmm Scratches head) don't know what truck had tat application
Dennis
Please Don't Ask Me Any Tough Questions As:
"I'm Saving My Memory For When I Develop Alzheimer's"
78 F-150 429CJ,Silver
w/Explorer Pkge.
641/2-Mustang 260,Pre-World's Fair Car.
64-Fairlane500 S/C waiting for a 390-4spd.
68-Mustang 289-Sunlit Gold 80,892Mi
78-Buick LeSabre 403 4V
84 Volvo DL Wagon
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From: bir usa
brake booster???
Hey guys!I've got an '80 model F-100 with manual disc brakes. I like the power discs in my '81 F-100 alot better though.I always thought it was odd to have manual brakes as late as 1980,but I've gotten parts for it so apparantly it's factory. Jeff
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From: taylor usa
brake booster???
When I did my conversion on my 66 I did not put a booster on and if I remember right when I bought the new master cylinder I don't remember a question about power or non-power for that matter. I don't really have any driveablilty issues with the non-power setup. I don't think it is any harder than the original brakes were. But I am getting ready to add the booster now. As I get older I feel the need to have the luxury items like power brakes, automatic, and ac.
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brake booster???
I had a 1975 Ford Supercab with a 360 and 3 on the tree that had non power disc brakes! The local parts houses couldn't figure this out, but I found out that power brakes were a delete (!) option for my truck..
