'73 f100 drum brakes

[lobuck76]

I junked out a '73 f100 that had drum brakes on the front. Could that have been a mid year change to disc brakes? It was the '73 to '79 bodystyle. I never looked at the dom. I saw that in the did you know. It made me think about it. fwiw

[willowbilly3]

One thing you will find out about old Fords is they didn't make all changes right at the new model introduction. They made running production changes. I have a late production 72 (august 72 build date) and have had to use some 73 parts before, like the master cylinder. 69 is a year that they made a bunch of changes mid year on the F-250 chassis and you always need the serial number to buy anything like pinion seals ect. If your 73 is a 4x4 it came with drum brakes anyway.

[NM5K]

After getting the 74 f-100 with disc brakes, I've been getting a bit spoiled...
My 68 has the drums, and I haven't had any real trouble with them, but the disc's sure do stop better...Maybe some day if I work up the energy required, I might convert the 68 over to disc..MK

[morganater]

I have four drums with a booster on my truck, and I am really impressed with them. I know they are new, but they sure do stop well. Very impressed with the lack of fade even when I am doing repetitive HOT stops and slow-downs.