twel34

Hello all, I am currently in the middle of a 2009 ly6 swap into a 65 Pontiac Lemans. I have opted to go with the Jeep Grand Cherokee steering gear and I am using the ly6 power steering pump. I would like to also upgrade the brakes to a hydro boost system and I have a couple of questions.

1) Would I be able to use a later model hydro boost system from something like a 2000-2006 Tahoe, van, or suburban? Would I run into any issues with fitment or compatibility?

2) I keep hearing about running a mid 90s astro van setup. What makes that system so attractive over a truck or SUV setup?

I plan on having hydraulic lines made with the metric O ring fittings for the JGC box so the lines shouldn't be an issue.

Let me know if I am missing something obvious. Thanks for your help!

SenorThumpy

I can't answer your question but you might want to try posting the same Q in the conversions/hybrid section as well

twel34

I'll give it a shot over there as well... Anyone else with this particular swap experience?

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iTrader: (1)

2) my guess would be it's the physically smallest of what's available, compared to what's in my 2006 sierra truck which has the 8.1L gas engine and has hydroboost brakes.

i'm not a big fan of the hydroboost, i don't think it's better than the traditional vacuum booster setup. there are places out there that do custom stuff for brakes and hydroboost, such as hydratechbraking.com

twel34

Thanks I'll give that a look