booster question, drum/disk, same??? 1968 rr

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Folks, I have a chance to get a booster for free, but came from 1970 with disk up front, I have drum all the way around, is there really a difference, same question with master, why would
they be different, same job, push fluid. Thanks Mike.
 
The booster might work but the masters are different disc and drum. Also manual brakes use a smaller piston which applies more pressure so if you want power drums you might want a different master. I had a 66 Chrysler 300 with power drums and they worked very well.
 
Folks, I have a chance to get a booster for free, but came from 1970 with disk up front, I have drum all the way around, is there really a difference, same question with master, why would
they be different, same job, push fluid. Thanks Mike.
The master cylinder may have the same job, as you say, pushing fluid. But not the same amount. Disk brakes generally need more volume moved, especially with multi piston systems, meaning that your drum brake master will run out of travel before completely pressurizing the front brakes.
 
Folks, I have a chance to get a booster for free, but came from 1970 with disk up front, I have drum all the way around, is there really a difference, same question with master, why would
they be different, same job, push fluid. Thanks Mike.
Folks, I have a chance to get a booster for free, but came from 1970 with disk up front, I have drum all the way around, is there really a difference, same question with master, why would
they be different, same job, push fluid. Thanks Mike.
I'm guessing here but the the booster is looking for a disc brakes in front, ie: it's going to provide a lot of boost to move those disc brakes but you have drums in front that don't require that much boost. Because the discs use up fluid as the pads wear down and have greater travel on the pedal than the drums require, the booster may give you a real touchy pedal. Were I you, I'd get the booster and consider a retrofit of front discs, new proportion valve and new front brake lines. But if you try to install it to see how it works, be prepared to deal with some fitment issues with the pedal push rod fitting to the booster and the booster push rod fitment to the original master cylinder. I wish I knew more about Mopar brakes, but I can tell you when I had my '69 Roadrunner I always ran drums with good shoes and power braked to heat the tires up and never had any problems on the street with fade or having to stand on them to stop. Good luck!
 
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