73+ Booster on older trucks

[Brad]

Just use the brackets that are mounted on the booster. You'll need to cut part of the bracket away to make it fit flush up against the firewall, also you'll need to extend the rod that goes from the pedal to the booster but other than those things this is a bolt on deal.

Take a look at mine below to see the area that I've cut away. Also look at how I extended the rod using a coupler. This works great if you don't have a welder.

[C10-Driver]

I am running a newer style booster on my truck and it works great. As Brad said you have to trim the bottom corner to clear the steering column mounts on the firewall and extend the rod. I also had to drill the upper mounting holes in the booster bracket.

I went a step further this winter and trimmed off the top of the bracket because I didn't like the way it stuck up above the booster.






The only drawback is that the brake pedal in our manual brake trucks is a "long throw" (not sure of the correct term). In a newer vehicle, you only have to touch the pedal to feel the brakes grab whereas with our stock pedals, it has to move a fair distance. Once you get past that first 1/4 of the pedal movement though, the truck stops great.

Good Luck.

[dave2953]

Originally Posted by Brad

Just use the brackets that are mounted on the booster. You'll need to cut part of the bracket away to make it fit flush up against the firewall, also you'll need to extend the rod that goes from the pedal to the booster but other than those things this is a bolt on deal.

Take a look at mine below to see the area that I've cut away. Also look at how I extended the rod using a coupler. This works great if you don't have a welder.

This is probably a dumb question, but where did you get the coupler?