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80 series booster to hilux

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 5:25 pm
by tuffskid
I have recently wide tracked my 85 hilux and upgraded all the brakes too, so I went about buying an 80 series master and booster to give me the braking pressure I was lacking... But I have ran into some problems, I have bought a booster off a guy that said it was a non abs unit!!!, I go to install it ( grind the firewall abit) to make it fit and it wouldn't, so I bought the spacer!!! Put that on and still won't fit, the booster is hitting the throttle cable that comes out of the fire wall? Anyone heard I this? Help on anything, I'm thinking I have the wrong booster?

Any help will be much help to me as I have no idea and I'm not finding much info on the net!!!!

Re: 80 series booster to hilux

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 7:54 pm
by DUDELUX
I have an 80 booster and master cyl in my 86Lux, and I never had any issues when fitting it to the firewall.
I did have to slightly egg out the hole in the firewall so it would bolt up flush. But apart from that, it all went in pretty easily.

Heres a pic of it...
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Re: 80 series booster to hilux

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:00 pm
by tuffskid
i think mine might be a larger unit, its off a 93 1hz? it looks like ill have to unbolt the throttle conection through the firewall and slot it towards the drivers side for the booster to clear, will get pics tomorrow

Re: 80 series booster to hilux

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:05 pm
by tuffskid
I went outside to take pics

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Re: 80 series booster to hilux

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:02 pm
by DUDELUX
Ill look at mine tomorrow and let you know how close mine is.

All I know about the booster/master is that its off an early 80series, that had drum rear/disc front.

Re: 80 series booster to hilux

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:06 pm
by tuffskid
if you can, grab a measurment of how wide yours is and ill compare to mine,,, i reckon mine is heaps wider,,, i cant find any info about the booster hitting the throttle cable?

Re: 80 series booster to hilux

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:06 pm
by DUDELUX
Just to let everyone know, the throttle cable in mine hits the booster like in the pics above, I have had zero issues with either the brakes, or the throttle in the 18+months that its been in the Lux.

Re: 80 series booster to hilux

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 3:30 pm
by BundyBrumby
I'll post a pick later of mine.... Basiclly I drilled out the captive nut closest to the guard just big enough to fit the cable through, drilled 1 hole in the firewall for the bolt to pass through and used a washer on the other side where the cable used to run. then I just removed the accelarator pedal and bent the top over so the cable isn't pulled on an angle :)

Re: 80 series booster to hilux

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 10:35 am
by cpsdeni
Do you need to run the 80 series booster or will the 80 series m/cyl just bolt up to the hilux booster?

Re: 80 series booster to hilux

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 1:06 pm
by stock 4runner
The right model just bolts on. I got the 80 master and hilux booster on mine

Re: 80 series booster to hilux

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:17 pm
by DUDELUX
Ive got 80series booster and master cyl. One of the best mods Ive done to the old Lux.