This is a repost, but this rig went from Detroit to Phoenix with no issues. (Car is 3600 lbs and the trailer is about 1000 lbs).
4 drum brakes off a '55 Chevy on the trailer, surge activated.
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Originally Posted by Matt Man
These trucks are great, but the brakes...not so much. Remember it is 40 year old technology
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I dunno; by the time you get into the '81-'87 timeframe you've got power brakes available with disc on the front and drums on the rear. The technology doesn't change much from that point.
The later model squarebodies are basically a modern truck wrapped in vintage sheet metal.
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