Front drum brake question
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Front drum brake question
I have a 73 F100 with manual brakes, and drums in the front... i was curious to know if i could add a brake booster to the master cylinder it it would help my brake sitsuation. any input would be severely appreciated. thank you in advance.
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Unless you have trouble mashing down the brake pedal in my opinion just adding a booster would not make the brakes work better. The way I understand the booster, it only offers a vacuum assist to make it easier to apply the brakes. Pushing down harder on the manual pedal would have the same effect. At least that is the way I understand it. If I am wrong, someone please comment and let me know.
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I had a 1971 F-100 4x4 with power brakes. I put in a complete booster/mstr cyl from a F-350 with disc brakes. Not 50/50 bias, but, you can adjust the rear brakes. But, even if you get the drum/drum combo the rebuilt is probably going to have a mstr for a disc set up anyways. Pretty much just a bolt in.
It made a hugh difference in stopping power, especially towing. With your manual brakes, it will be a 100% improvement at least.
I posted about in in the 67-72 forum a while ago.
It made a hugh difference in stopping power, especially towing. With your manual brakes, it will be a 100% improvement at least.
I posted about in in the 67-72 forum a while ago.
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If 2x4, that is basically correct and there are topics and even a tech topic on it ... I think.
If 4x4, no. You can go discs, just takes more effort and Chevy parts. Again there are topics on it in the 67-72 forum.
If 4x4, no. You can go discs, just takes more effort and Chevy parts. Again there are topics on it in the 67-72 forum.
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