brake pedal too high

I'm not sure about the length of my push rod, but OldManMopar said they were all the same from 73 back to 67 so I will agree with that. My 1967 Barracuda came from the factory with the four piston fixed calipers in front and manual master cylinder.

When I upgraded my brakes back in 1987 with the more modern sliding caliper and larger upper ball joints I just went to NAPA and asked for a new master cylinder for a 1974 Duster with manual brakes and it worked great. One thing I do remember about the master cylinder I removed here a few weeks ago is it had a retainer clip (pic) holding the piston in the cast iron body and not the more modern snap ring.

I wonder if this is how I would tell whether or not I had the correct master cylinder for my car or would that external retaining clip be independent of the depth of the recess in the piston. If the depth of the recess was greater to would allow my push rod to go deeper into the piston and therefore let my brake pedal rest in the proper resting position.

I have not changed the brake pedal in my car, there is only one hole for the push rod bolt and everything else is the same as when I purchased the car which leads me to believe it has to be the wrong master cylinder.

Merry Christmas to all!!