Drum vs. Disc Rear Brakes

Tom Broome · 12-11-2017, 11:59 PM

Please get me up to speed. Back when I last messed around with a car without a trans brake we still used rear drum brakes.
I'm helping someone with a footbrake car that can not run a two step. He wants to add Strange disc brakes to the rear (to match the front), it has drum brakes on the rear currently. I remember that rear drums used to run the stronger than stock return springs to allow the shoes to retract more consistently. When I first saw the car a few weeks ago he ad added a couple of really strong springs to the brake pedal to improve his reaction time consistency.
My question is, how well do the current aftermarket disc perform in this respect? Any advice, or preferences?

12-11-2017, 11:59 PM	#1
Tom Broome Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 144 Likes: 80 Liked 88 Times in 43 Posts	Drum vs. Disc Rear Brakes Please get me up to speed. Back when I last messed around with a car without a trans brake we still used rear drum brakes. I'm helping someone with a footbrake car that can not run a two step. He wants to add Strange disc brakes to the rear (to match the front), it has drum brakes on the rear currently. I remember that rear drums used to run the stronger than stock return springs to allow the shoes to retract more consistently. When I first saw the car a few weeks ago he ad added a couple of really strong springs to the brake pedal to improve his reaction time consistency. My question is, how well do the current aftermarket disc perform in this respect? Any advice, or preferences?