Okay, my pickup is an '06 1500 WT, built with rear drums and 13" front rotors. The "new" rear axle is disc.
I asked around about master cylinders and proportioning valves. I was told that the master cylinder is the same for either style of rear brakes, and that the proportioning is done by the ABS module on the frame under the driver's seat.
I got an ABS module from a '99 or '00 Silverado 1500 with rear discs, and 12" front rotors, and I even cut the wires to it so I could have the pigtails / connectors, just in case.
But now that I'm about to do it, it occurs to me that maybe the PCM needs to know that the rear brakes are now disc, not drum? Does anyone know?
Disc brake calipers differ from drum brake slave / wheel cylinders in 2 important ways. First, the calipers take more fluid volume per pump of the pedal, and second, drums lock up at half the line pressure of discs.