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Originally Posted by sammywells
Judging from the reply's there is no one master cylinder for manual disk brakes for a 72 c10. I just don't want to have excess pedal pressure to get it to stop. Maybe I need to rethink the manual brakes.
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Yes, there is. LMC # 34-4018 is specifically for a stock 71-72 C10
non-power, disk/drum setup. The link is provided in post #7 (the blue underlined text) $59.95
While I'm not a massive fan of LMC, they don't manufacture master cylinders, they just sell them like anyone else does - and the fact that they list power, and non-power master cylinders for a 72 C10 under different part numbers means they at least understand there is difference - which puts them light years ahead of the other suppliers. I've always trusted Napa too, but original 72 C10s had different MCs for power and non-power applications, so if there is a seller out there that realizes this, I'd have a warmer fuzzy going with their part # for a non-power setup than rolling the dice on one about which a parts guy just said "they're all the same" when they are not - for several reasons outlined above. I've had much better luck with LMC than CPP for brake parts, believe it or not. I too would prefer to purchase one at a local dealer like a Napa, but if you (now) know that there are two separate MCs for two different applications - I'd personally prefer to go with the vendor that understands the system.
Having said all that - if you don't want excess pedal pressure, it sounds like you actually want power brakes. You can easily buy a booster at any parts store and source the stock bracket/links/etc from the parts board here from someone parting a truck, or go with member CaptainFab's custom booster bracket that will tuck everything closer to the firewall.
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