TJ mastercylinder up grade?

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Wondering what some of you guys running 3/4 ton or 1 ton swaps may have done to improve braking power. The TJ is running a 44/60 combo with standard dual piston calipers front and drums rear, the pedal lacks firmness at the end of the stroke and sets of the brake light if you stab it. It does stop fairly well but like alot of things could be improved. By the way its a DD for its owner.
 
thanks I tried to do a search and got a long list of non-related responces-thanks again....:beer:
 
Bringing this up to clarify a few things and what I've learned along the way. To some its old facts but I believe somebody out their may apprietiate the knowledge so here goes.:popcorn:

The original question was directed toward the TJ application. Specific to 3/4 ton disc/drum combo; thanks for previous replies they taught me to dig deeper.

The E350 MC looks like this:

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This application uses standard fittings and puts the lines on the wrong side of the MC on a TJ. This MC also requires opening the holes up to bolt on. After digging deeper it generally gets used on YJ swaps. Never personally installed this arrangement but research says its a very suitable application.

Digging found others using a Dodge MC, and some report that the 1/2 ton through 1 ton are generally the same. However this 97 model will not work:

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The bolt pattern is off and that was enough for me to move on. No I'm not scared to do a little modifying, just pursuing a better fit. This 99 model 1 ton unit was that fit:

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This MC bolts up directly. Its bore is larger and best of all the lines are a direct swap. The only other mod is to the "push rod". It has a fine thread 1/4 bolt on the end which I removed and fitted with a 2 inch long unit. It does have to be ground down lenght wise. Some recomend it to be 3/8 longer than stock. I found modifying the head to fit the bore on the MC was all that was needed and added a jam nut for safety. Simply adjust for no freeplay when mounted.
 
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Finish:

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I'm not a brake systems expert, so if this unit requires a larger booster to funtion properly I wouldn't know. It does improve the pedal from stock along with stopping power. Best of all it bolts up with very little fuss. Hope this helps somebody out.:beer:
 
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