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Old May 3, 2015 | 07:28 PM
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have a truck that has a rack and pinion setup that i want to convert the brakes to hydroboost. What exactly do i need to do to get rid of the rack and pinion or make it work? is it possible? thanks guys

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Old May 3, 2015 | 08:12 PM
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Just add the hydro boost and get the pedal off of a vehicle equipped with hydro boost and get your lines and you're set
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Old May 3, 2015 | 08:16 PM
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i have all of that, but the truck i am getting off of doesnt have a rack and pinion it has a gearbox, where will i route the lines to? the rack? if so which ports on the rack?
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Old May 3, 2015 | 08:17 PM
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The hose routing is the same as on Atomic's writeup.

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Old May 3, 2015 | 08:23 PM
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thank you guys.
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Old May 4, 2015 | 02:44 PM
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What year truck are you getting it off of?
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