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Old 08-16-2002, 01:03 PM   #5
Southpa
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Heres my experience... I used to have drums all around. I let my neighbor drive my truck once and he commented on how hard you have to press the brake pedal in order to stop. Of course, I was used to it and really didn't know the difference. Afterwards, I swapped the entire front crossmember (including susp., steering and disc brakes) Master cyl, prop. valve etc. from a 71. The only thing I didn't change was the booster. Guess what?? The new brakes felt exactly the same same as the old. I then installed a new brake booster (3/4 ton) and that made a HUGE difference. Hardly need any pedal pressure to stop the truck now.
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