Drum Brakes

[Ron Gusack]

Originally Posted by Todd Hoven

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That stuff is junk, and the hardware is repackaged autoparts store stuff. I had issues with the shoes cracking. I called up and they told me they were for easy street driving, not racing!! On top of all of that, the stoping power was not as good. I was not happy with my experience using that stuff at all
A very good racer told me that if you buy brand new GM shoes ( for GM cars) and have good uncut drums. ( minimum diameter ) you will have the best holding and stoping power possible out of drums.
My father in law, who was a junior stk racer and super stock racer told me about using brakes made from sintered iron. I have never seen those for sale

I really appreciate you sharing your experiences. I called Muscle Car Brakes and I was considering them. The guy on the phone was pretty convincing. I asked if they would reline my cores and he told me that all of their stuff was on brand new metal. He also told me they have 30lb return springs instead of the 13's that he thinks I have. You think GM has brakes for a 70 Nova?