Was there such a setup

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Was there such a setup

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I was wondering if our trucks or any vehicles for that matter came with disc front brakes but no power booster.

Kinda like manual disc brakes?

Just thinking out loud again.
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Early Mustangs had manual disc brakes as an option.

'73 and later F100's came standard with manual discs.
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Okay thanks again barry.

So then how did they work vs the power versions?
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I can't imagine they worked that great but I've never driven one. Pedal effort has to goes up, disc brakes take about twice the line pressure to lock-up vs drums.

A power booster doesn't rob any HP from the engine.
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I know that the booster won't take any power away.

This was more of a thinking out loud, wonder how it would work kinda things.
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The 74 F-100 that I got my disc brake axles from did not have power brakes.
69 F-100 Ranger 302
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If you want to see how they feel, just turn motor off while driving and press the brakes a few time, you will see how hard it gets.
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I have had lots of 73-79 ford trucks with manual disc brakes and I must say I
really like how they work, feel, and stop, but when I swapped my 65 truck
to discs I did swap to power discs because you don't have to use as much
presure and you don't have to lift your leg from the floor as high!


But if I were buying a 73-79 I would not swap it to power!


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Post by 72hiboy4x4 »

QC wrote:The 74 F-100 that I got my disc brake axles from did not have power brakes.
hehe you beat me to it, QC! I was about to post about that same truck!
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