From fire truck to MTV

[Skyhawk13205]

Took out the front coil springs, this leveled the truck and made for a better ride. A1R only had those spring for future armor so without it, it was overly stiff.
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Had a check engine light today, cat et showed a high voltage on the boost sensor. $280 for the sensor and a lot of fighting I got a new one back in.
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Finished all the setup for towing the Xterra and took it on a test. Using the 7 pin harness and air brake service line. All lights are functional, the brake activates proportionally with the MTV brake. It also has a breakaway tether to automatically engage the Xterra brakes. A little tough to conbect by myself but normally I'll have the wife and kids around to help.
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did you use the M&G brake system, how hard was it to put the actuator on your brake booster, out of all the car towing system this the air brake system on the brake booster seemed the safest and well designed. It would also be nice to be able to use the service glad hand rather than running a line to the brake canister.

 

[aw113sgte]

Used this kit (The universal 2.0 version) https://www.mgbrakes.com/products
Would have like to use the direct mount master cylinder version, but they said it wouldn't fit.

Basically I'm just using the service brake airline from the truck and it feeds into an air cylinder that has a cable connecting to the brake pedal so when I step on the brakes in the MTV I get a proportionate braking force on the pedal in the tow vehicle. It also has a secondary chamber with breakaway so if I pull that breakaway cable, the brakes apply automatically.

 

[Mullaney]

Used this kit (The universal 2.0 version) https://www.mgbrakes.com/products
Would have like to use the direct mount master cylinder version, but they said it wouldn't fit.

Basically I'm just using the service brake airline from the truck and it feeds into an air cylinder that has a cable connecting to the brake pedal so when I step on the brakes in the MTV I get a proportionate braking force on the pedal in the tow vehicle. It also has a secondary chamber with breakaway so if I pull that breakaway cable, the brakes apply automatically.

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That is a good deal!
Definitely a big plus.

Especially having the breakaway feature...
AND it is even Made in America!