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04-28-2005, 07:17 AM

jigdog

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Rear whell cylinders

I am going to do my rear brakes soon. Can someone tell me if i need to upgrade to the bigger rear wheel cylinder or do i have the bigger ones already.MFG date 9/99.i have a part # for a one ton rear gm cylinders but was told my truck year already has up graded ones from the factory. Tell me what you know please .thanks.

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04-28-2005, 09:00 AM

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I have never heard of a factory "upgraded" wheel cylinder......to my knowledge, the GM wheel cylinder is larger than any of the factory offerings from DC...

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04-28-2005, 10:12 AM

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Use the GMC cylinders if you want better stopping power than anything Dodge offers.

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04-29-2005, 05:09 AM

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I went to NAPA and got the GM cyls.. Haven't replaced them yet, but they are defently bigger than the stock dodge ones

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04-29-2005, 08:05 AM

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I've had mine upgraded for a couple of years now. They work great. A little vibration now and then, but I know they are working. I used to replace my front disc pads every 10K miles, not anymore!

One word of advise if you upgrade. Hang on to your coffee!