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My suggestion is to first determine what you will be using your truck for - and be sure of that.

For example, I have a Vette front suspension on my 57 1/2 ton with the dual piston calipers and matching master cylinder. It's just fine since I basically use it as a car - meaning I don't haul anything of weight with it. And I wouldn't.

I am still building my 41 3/4 ton (5 yrs. now - I'm slow) and I am building it for weight. Consequently, I installed a brake system equal to a 3/4 or 1 ton truck. Take care in designing your brake system - nothing more important. Bore of master cylinder, brake lines, wheel cylinders all need to match. If the bore of your master cylinder is not large enough for your wheel cylinders, you will not be supplying enough fluid to activate the brakes properly - even if you have adjusted properly. So you end up hitting the brake pedal twice- - - - not what you want!