Best Brakes for Mopar B Body Stocker?

[Larry Hill]

All of the Corvette’s are top shelf but one had a difficult time keeping it within the rules. Go figure.

[427FE]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

As far as Aerospace, I have heard enough horror stories about their brakes to last me a lifetime. I wouldn’t put them on my pit bike.

I have them on my car. Not a single complaint yet.

[Darcy Clarke]

Personally I have had 6 Stock Eliminator and Superstock Cars with Aerospace Brakes and I have yet to have a problem ( I as well never bolt anything to any of my cars that I dont optimize). My personal belief is save your money on the trick stuff that truly makes no ET difference and spend it on making the car reliable, safe and fast. Most races are won by the cars that make it to the final round.

Darcy Clarke
6254
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[darrellbargeron]

Darcy, are you suggesting for me to leave the drum brakes on it or just not overspend on expensive brakes such as Lamb or MW? It has Wilwood on the front and I believe the matching rears wouldn't be too expensive. I am just not sure if I would gain anything.

The only problem I have personally seen with Aerospace was on heavily bracket raced 4-link dragster I bought about 20 yrs ago. It was owned by a highly accomplished bracket racer that probably used the brakes pretty aggressively and it had warped rotors and hats that I had to replace...

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by darrellbargeron

Darcy, are you suggesting for me to leave the drum brakes on it or just not overspend on expensive brakes such as Lamb or MW? It has Wilwood on the front and I believe the matching rears wouldn't be too expensive. I am just not sure if I would gain anything.

The only problem I have personally seen with Aerospace was on heavily bracket raced 4-link dragster I bought about 20 yrs ago. It was owned by a highly accomplished bracket racer that probably used the brakes pretty aggressively and it had warped rotors and hats that I had to replace...

Good advice there from Darcy, on my dakota, went from a 8.75 with drums to 9.25 with strange discs in the back, and I can't notice any performance difference, if anything the drums held better on the line. Assuming that B body has a dana with drums not sure how much weight savings you would accomplish. Those that have done it would be able to chime in.

I'd run it as is to get yourself a baseline, and also get a gauge on the realistic gains that might be possible versus the others in the class........and for what $. Good luck Eric

[Frank Castros]

Originally Posted by Larry Hill

If you are using drum brakes on the rear check the backing plate for stretched holes. It won’t make it roll any easier but it will make safe to race. The backing plate allows the shoes to hold the car on the starting line.

Before the rule changed to allow aftermarket disc brakes we reinforced the backing plates, also because we used six cylinder 9" drum brakes at all four corners we coasted to the last turn off whenever we could. Excessive braking at the finish line was not my favorite manner of racing for obvious reasons. If I had my choice today I'd buy brakes from Lamb Components. Safety is priceless.

[Darcy Clarke]

Originally Posted by darrellbargeron

Darcy, are you suggesting for me to leave the drum brakes on it or just not overspend on expensive brakes such as Lamb or MW? It has Wilwood on the front and I believe the matching rears wouldn't be too expensive. I am just not sure if I would gain anything.

The only problem I have personally seen with Aerospace was on heavily bracket raced 4-link dragster I bought about 20 yrs ago. It was owned by a highly accomplished bracket racer that probably used the brakes pretty aggressively and it had warped rotors and hats that I had to replace...

What I am suggesting is race within your budget, if 8 had unlimited budget I would have 6 sets of Lamb brakes but for that price I can actually buy a car. I started with drum brakes and moved to 4nwheel disc as my budget and as speed increased and I needed more stopping power. You already have Mark Williams if you got the same for the rear then all the spare parts would interchange. I would have to bet you would have a hard time measuring any ET difference between any of the companies when they are new and installed correctly. Sometimes why it seems like your going faster is because your wallet is lighter.


Darcy Clarke
6254
A/SA SS/EA