brake booster options...

[mustangsvo85]

I've got a 69 f100 without power brakes and drum front. I'm about to swap to the disk brakes, but what are my power brake options? I have had a couple other f series trucks from the late 70's and they had the booster mounted strait to the firewall, unlike the hydroboost setup. I don't want the old style setup, can anyone direct me to what to look for?

[cdeal28078]

If you don't want the stock style booster mounted to the firewall I think you are left with the Hydroboost you mentioned.
I saw a thread on here about it the other day so do a search. I think they are using an Astro Van unit.
clint

[mustangsvo85]

wait... the stock one is at the firewall?? thats all i want. i dont want the hydroboost

[fordman]

i dont know much about the hydroboost. but it also mounts to the firewall. as does the original brake booster do . via the brake booster brackets.

[texrodder]

Pretty simple get all the hardware from a 73-79 truck, Here is some info Keith put together.
http://www.fordification.com/tech/clutc ... ackets.htm
http://www.fordification.com/tech/discbrakes01.htm
http://www.fordification.com/tech/Ibeamsspindles.htm

[mustangsvo85]

i have found a cache of 67-72 f100 short beds out in the desert and this guy has factory 5 lug disk brakes on two of them. are these the same as the 73-74 front disks? i just don't want to have hard to find parts.

[fordman]

67-72 5 lug F100's never had factory disc brakes on them.

[cdeal28078]

They were probably swapped over sometime in their lives like a lot of us do to our trucks. Measure the lug nut pattern on them. If they are 5x5/12 they are Ford brakes. Did I get the lug pattern right guys?
CRS you know
clint