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Old 10-27-2021, 11:06 PM   #13
MikeB
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Re: New Brakes, It would be nice if they worked, 67 GMC

Glad it worked out for you. I have found aftermarket kits to be hit or miss. Boosters can be too small, M/C bore the wrong size, and a generic one-size-fits-all proportioning valve that assumes your truck has the same weight distribution as a Nova.

My 69 C10 has a factory stock M/C, booster, and prop valve from a 71-72 truck, along with spindles, disc brakes, and steering linkage from a mid-80s truck. (Center link and tie rod ends are larger diameter than stock 67-69 C10.) It has been working very well since 1995. In fact it almost works too well, and I may some day drill a lower hole on the pedal to make it a little less touchy.
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1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes.
1982 C10 SWB -- sold
1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it!
1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming.
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