Adding power booster to manual drum brakes.

[OLDYELLAR68]

Hello All,

I am thinking of adding a power brake booster to my 68 F100 which currently has manual drum brakes. Is this just a matter of finding a booster, bracket, and pushrod, bolting it in, then running a vacuum line to the intake manifold? Also I have been looking at brake line kits at Inline Tube, and noticed there are two different kits for a truck with power brakes VS manual brakes for my truck. Does anyone know what is different about the brake lines between the two? Any info. would be appreciated.

[fordman]

Yes. Booster brackets and vaccum line as well as firewall seal.

Brake lines will be slightly longer for the lines going from master to distribution block.

[OLDYELLAR68]

Thanks Fordman,

That makes perfect sense, as the master cylinder will be farther from the firewall with the addition of the vacuum booster. I will be sure to grab the firewall seal along with the rest of the booster parts too. Thanks Again.