Installing Tubular Control Arms For Chevy Trucks - Cheap Thrills - Tech

The truck was equipped with a dual master cylinder, so the first order of business was to remove the master cylinder and install the hydroboost unit. CPP manufactures the unit's base plate to align with the master cylinder bolts,...

...which makes the unit a complete bolt-in system. CPP connected the brake pedal to the lever on the unit's backside.

The kit comes with stainless braided hose for the power steering feed lines and rubber hose for the return lines. All the lines need to be cut to fit. When cutting the braided lines,...

...you should wrap a piece of tape around the hose where you plan to cut the line-it will keep the line from fraying-then slide the bottom end of the hose on the line. Next, slide the brass fitting on the hose and under the braided stainless. Lastly, screw the hose end back together.

When it comes to running the lines for the hydroboost, start by connecting the power steering pump's feed line to the feed on the hydroboost. On the opposite side of the hydroboost is the feed line to the steering box, so route that one next. Be sure to use the braided stainless hose on both of those.

As for the return line, leave the power steering pump to the steering box line intact, but cut it in half roughly a foot from the pump. Next, insert the provided T-fitting into the stock line. On the other end of the T, run the new CPP hose up to the return line on the hydroboost next to the hydroboost feed line.

CPP then bolted up the master cylinder to the hydroboost after it was bled.

Using a brake line bender, which can be purchased from any auto store, CPP bent the upper brake lines and installed them into the brake lines and master cylinder.

We opted to install one of CPP's master cylinders with a built-in proportioning valve. By loosening the locknut and turning the valve key with an Allen wrench, CPP adjusted the amount of brake pressure being delivered to the truck's rear. By setting the valve in the middle and then going out for a series of stops, you can adjust the valve properly. We did this by making a series of stops and slowly backing off the rear brake pressure until the rear wheels didn't lock up.

Before the new CPP hydroboost was installed, we headed out to get some 60-0 times in the manual-brake dual master cylinder-equipped Chevy. The best we could rustle up was a 201.94-foot marking. Once the hydroboost system was installed and adjusted properly, we clocked in at 151.64 feet-that's 50 feet shorter! And to think, you were skeptical about a hydroboost system...