lenny 1985 f150 Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 newbie --just recently purchase this 1985 f150 302 engine im not happy with the height of brake pedal seems i have to pick my foot off the floor to apply brake not very user friendly any suggestions on how to remedy this ---thanks,, happy to find a website with people who like these old trucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Welcome, Lenny! Glad you joined. Where's home? I ask because we have a map (Bullnose Fourum/Member's Map in the menu) and we'd be happy to add you if we had a city/state or zip. On the brake pedal, I'm not sure I understand. Is the pedal too high or too low? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat in tn Posted December 11, 2021 Share Posted December 11, 2021 Welcome! my question is not so much about what is or is not wrong but what are you use to? do the brakes seem to work well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 my question is not so much about what is or is not wrong but what are you use to? do the brakes seem to work well? Welcome I dont have an auto truck but if you measure from the pedal to the floor, carpet or rubber mat?, maybe someone can measure theirs to compare. Power or manual brakes? Any work done to the brake system that you know of? There are a few things I am thinking of but want to hear what you are working with before I throw them out here and people. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenny 1985 f150 Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 Welcome, Lenny! Glad you joined. Where's home? I ask because we have a map (Bullnose Fourum/Member's Map in the menu) and we'd be happy to add you if we had a city/state or zip. On the brake pedal, I'm not sure I understand. Is the pedal too high or too low? pedal is too high had a close call in panic situation my foot hit the side of the brake just managed to avoid a collision //need to drop thepedal closer to the floorboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenny 1985 f150 Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 pedal is too high had a close call in panic situation my foot hit the side of the brake just managed to avoid a collision //need to drop thepedal closer to the floorboard this is a power brake with auto trans i live in N.H. and am a fan of these trucks in the past i owned and restored a 1961 uni body 6 cyl std trans --great little truck wishing i had no sold it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat in tn Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 this is a power brake with auto trans i live in N.H. and am a fan of these trucks in the past i owned and restored a 1961 uni body 6 cyl std trans --great little truck wishing i had no sold it Lenny im glad it was just a close. call an eye opener im sure. when i get to the shop i will see if i can get some measurements for adjusability from lefty, an 83 f100 i brought in last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat in tn Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Lenny im glad it was just a close. call an eye opener im sure. when i get to the shop i will see if i can get some measurements for adjusability from lefty, an 83 f100 i brought in last month. Im measuring 5” off the floor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat in tn Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Im measuring 5” off the floor Just for a reference i just measured my daily truck “dolly” . 6” off the floor wuth cafpet and a snow floor mat too. Dolly is a 93 flareside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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