power brakes

[Aurelio Landeros]

thinking abut putting power brakes. just wondering what work it would take

[jimmy828]

Some good post here. http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... =5&t=77735

[ultraranger]

Some good post here. http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... =5&t=77735

Those posts I made were from a couple of years ago. I'll have to make one correction on myself. I had said you may have to swap out pedal hangers with the use of certain Dentside booster/brake pedal setups in a Bumpside. This is incorrect. I've since learned the Bumpside and Dentside pedal hangers are not interchangeable. The front half is the same but the back half between the two are completely different.

I suppose you could chop the back halves of the Bumpside and Dentside pedal hangers off and graft the rear of the Bumpside pedal hanger onto the front half of the Dentside pedal hanger but, that would be a lot of work.

[Craigerf100]

Hey I went with this setup.

A early 90s explorer MC, new universal dual diaphragm booster, adjustable brake push rod and I used the oem booster brackets.


Did the same set up on my dads 64, minus the explorer MC but I did find a new single MC not remand. I also used new universal booster brackets.


And for each set up I payed maybe a $100 for everything. If you're interested hit me up, I'd be happy to tell u how I did it and where I got the parts.

But the reason why I'm not running a remand MC and booster is because I did on my 68 f100'and a 67 fairlane. And both suuuucked (pic bellow) In short, remand products are hit or miss if u find a good one. Not to mention a remand booster is waaaay $70 easy compared to $40 new. Plus remand old technology isnt as good as new.

[Aurelio Landeros]

Hey I went with this setup.

A early 90s explorer MC, new universal dual diaphragm booster, adjustable brake push rod and I used the oem booster brackets.


Did the same set up on my dads 64, minus the explorer MC but I did find a new single MC not remand. I also used new universal booster brackets.


And for each set up I payed maybe a $100 for everything. If you're interested hit me up, I'd be happy to tell u how I did it and where I got the parts.

But the reason why I'm not running a remand MC and booster is because I did on my 68 f100'and a 67 fairlane. And both suuuucked (pic bellow) In short, remand products are hit or miss if u find a good one. Not to mention a remand booster is waaaay $70 easy compared to $40 new. Plus remand old technology isnt as good as new.

what type of work am i lookin at?

[Craigerf100]

In regards to modifications, at worst you may have to whore out the bolt holes on the MC To fit the after market booster. It all depends on what booster and MC you buy.
Another maybe would be drilling another whole in your brake pedal. Buuuut if you're using year correct brake pedal then this should not be a factor.
The rest is easy peesy, whether or not u use oem brackets or universal. This setup may or may not work with the cantilever or hinge type brackets.

Booster
Double diaphragm
https://www.ebay.com/itm/162068146991

Single diaphragm
https://www.ebay.com/itm/111942112340

Adjustable brake rod
https://www.ebay.com/itm/182129088608

Universal bracket
https://www.ebay.com/itm/391061427433

NEW MC I don't recommend remand
https://www.ebay.com/itm/281533336369
My MC
https://www.ebay.com/itm/231421850683

If u want to go all chrome
https://www.ebay.com/itm/351717070444
https://www.ebay.com/itm/351717067829
https://www.ebay.com/itm/181708085611
https://www.ebay.com/itm/400894015632
A good deal
https://www.ebay.com/itm/141439787897

[ultraranger]

I installed the rebuilt '75 F350 dual diaphragm OEM Bendix booster in my '69 F100 in 2012 (I had drums all the way around then). In October, 2014, I installed a '77 F100 disc brake front suspension. I removed the cast iron MC from the booster during the front disc brake swap and I installed the '95 Ford Explorer MC in its place.

In the 4 years I've been running this rebuilt Bendix booster, I've never had a single problem with it in all the time I've been running it. I couldn't ask for it to perform any better. It's a hoss!

In the case of MCs, I don't run rebuilt units. I learned my lesson on that a long time ago. I only buy brand new MCs.

Sometimes people get different results when using similar components. Time and time again though, I've seen people install aftermarket/universal boosters, only to discover it doesn't meet their expectations. Time and time again, I've seen people run OEM boosters (rebuilt or not) that received excellent performance out of them and had no complaints. It's just up to the individual to decide on what parts they feel best suits their needs.

Many of the single diaphragm universal boosters are sold with the 7" diameter diaphragm housing. This is too small of a unit (not enough surface area on the diaphragm) if you are running front discs. You need at least an 8" diameter booster. The MC that comes on them is a reproduction '70s model Corvette (4-wheel discs) MC with a very large 1-1/8" bore. A small booster coupled with a large bore diameter MC equals piss poor brakes. I don't know who's coming up with the components in these aftermarket setups but, it appears they possess little knowledge about brake systems and general brake system requirements.

The aftermarket universal boosters appear to come with a 1-year warranty. If/when after the 12 months that universal booster goes out, you will pay full price(plus shipping) for another booster to replace the bad one. Four years and counting now, my rebuilt OEM Bendix booster is running strong. If it should crap out tomorrow, I simply remove it from my truck, take it, along with my receipt, to O'Reilly's and they give me another freshly rebuilt Bendix booster (no added cost for the replacement booster and no added shipping charges for it). At that point, they issue me another receipt with another lifetime warranty for the replacement booster.