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Grant Eldridge · 11-23-2011, 09:31 PM

I've had no problems with drum brakes all around, both on my '70 Nova and now my '67 Camaro in E/SA w/396. I believe the size is only 9 1/2" x 2 1/2", the original 6 cylinder brake setup, and all the parts were new- drums, springs, wheel and master cylinders, lines, hoses, the works. The stuff was straight from the auto parts store, nothing fancy. Car holds fine on the line at 3500 on the converter, can stop with no problems on the top end. The Nova was 3570 lbs with driver, Camaro is 3420 lbs., running upper 10's at 121.
My 2 cents is the expensive shoes are intended to stop better on heavy, prolonged and repeated braking, when they get hot. Quite possible that the cheap shoes work just fine for what we do, stopping once with lots of room to do it. Might be different on a very short track where you need to really stand on the brakes all the way down to the turnoff...
Grant Eldridge
E/SA 6650

11-23-2011, 09:31 PM	#22
Grant Eldridge Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 124 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Drum Brakes I've had no problems with drum brakes all around, both on my '70 Nova and now my '67 Camaro in E/SA w/396. I believe the size is only 9 1/2" x 2 1/2", the original 6 cylinder brake setup, and all the parts were new- drums, springs, wheel and master cylinders, lines, hoses, the works. The stuff was straight from the auto parts store, nothing fancy. Car holds fine on the line at 3500 on the converter, can stop with no problems on the top end. The Nova was 3570 lbs with driver, Camaro is 3420 lbs., running upper 10's at 121. My 2 cents is the expensive shoes are intended to stop better on heavy, prolonged and repeated braking, when they get hot. Quite possible that the cheap shoes work just fine for what we do, stopping once with lots of room to do it. Might be different on a very short track where you need to really stand on the brakes all the way down to the turnoff... Grant Eldridge E/SA 6650