The iBooster can also be tied into the CANBUS and linked to ABS and traction control (above my pay grade). Additionally since it's ignition controlled, as long as my master kill switch is on I have full braking performance. I barely have to touch the brakes and there is barely any effort, a child could do it all day. I have a 4:1 pedal ratio, meaning the pedal has a total travel of about 5" and I have had plenty of braking to lock up my 40s with stock brakes. I have driven my buggy twice with the iBooster, once around the neighborhood and once doing a sand hollow loop. Pneumatic (vacuum) assisted brakes are typically pretty huge, so was very intrigued by the iBooster. Hydro boost is it's own animal that I don't have knowledge of. I originally bought a Wilwood manual brake setup from Busted Knuckle and did all the brake calculations and tried different pedals, but at the end of the day there was no getting around needing a long stroke from the pedal to get lots of mechanical advantage to get good braking performance. The braking performance on the Hilux is stupid good, and arguably more so on the buggy. Since I watched that video, I've installed two, one on a 1978 Toyota Hilux that weighs 2000lbs and now my buggy that weighs about 4000lbs with 40s and stock super duty brakes, and I also have a third unit waiting to be installed on my 1977 FJ40. I initially was turned on to the iBooster by the Youtube channel SuperFastMatt and he has an extensive video on it here: This is meant to give information and add options when it comes to braking, not to say it's better or worse than other options. I didn't see anything on irate about the iBooster so wanted to start a thread about it now that I have some evidence of it being good for crawling.
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