Tim, Scott, et al. Our Kevlar shoes, bonded and riveted, are $60/axle
set (4 shoes) exchange. Good cold stop power, no warm up needed. Drum
and rotor friendly. Two yeas ago our brakes were on the HP SCCA
National Champion Spit at Topeka. Ted
Tim Murphy wrote:
> I recently asked the same question and got some great response. I decided
> on the Carbotech rear shoes with the 913 compound for our TR4. Haven't
> reported the results back yet because we haven't run a race since getting
> them. Next race is Blackhawk on June 20-21st in South Beloit,IL. Go to
> www.ctbrakes.com/pads/triumph.htm they list the GT 6 rear drum shoes and
> linings as CTS211 at a cost of $149 for the 913 compound. It's a pretty
> nice site.
>
> Tim Murphy
> 1961 TR4 #317
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Scott Janzen
> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 10:55 AM
> To: 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph
> Subject: [Fot] Higher performance from rear drum brakes?
>
> I'm hoping to get better stopping out of my GT6 braking system - it
> runs stock calipers up front with Hawk Blue pads, which I am satisfied
> with, Dual masters with balancing bar, everything in the system in
> excellent condition. Having read Kas' recommendations on tuning up
> the braking system, I realized my rear drums have been turned so many
> times that the stock shoes probably have about one point of contact!
> I plan to get "new" drums to get the diameter down to spec, and am
> wondering if there is a supplier for rear shoes with a better friction
> material than stock.
>
> Any suggestions or lessons learned on the other TR models? I run
> vintage and need/want to stay with stock calipers, disc/drum set-up,
> etc.
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