I drove and used my 52 1 ton essentially stock for several years and had no complaints with the brakes, they work just fine, and no booster.

Later I swapped to disc brakes and a hydrobooster, having said the stock brakes were fine the new brakes are superb, stops very quickly with just a light tap on the pedal.

It's up to you if you want stock, or to change everything, or something in between the two.

Grigg



•1951 GMC 250 in the Project Journals
•1948 Chevrolet 6400 - Detroit Diesel 4-53T - Roadranger 10 speed overdrive - 4 wheel disc brakes
•1952 Chevrolet 3800 pickup
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