Yes, rear disks usually a small drum as well, for the parking brake, do they
not?
Joe Curry wrote:
> Terry,
> I guess the answer to your question is, "It depends!"
>
> Depends that is on what type pads you use and whether they are changed
> when necessary. Softer pads wear faster but don't wear on the disks as
> much. The front disk brakes typically carry more of the stopping burden
> than the read drums, so it stands to reason that the wearable components
> will degrade faster than the rear brakes. But I haven't noticed any
> appreciable wear on my disk rotors since I installed them new 3 years
> ago.
>
> You will have to get the rear disk information elsewhere, since I have
> no experience with that, beyond contemplation. The way I see it is the
> most difficult part of upgrading the rears to disks is how to rig up the
> parking brake!
>
> Regards,
> Joe
>
> "Terry L. Thompson" wrote:
> >
> > Not that it was a big savings, but I thought I'd mention, for anyone else
> > that's interested that I purchased a set of cross-drilled rotors for the
> > spitfire for $172.00 from Spit Bits. (Moss wanted $180.00 for a set.)
> >
> > Is it my imagination or does it seem that the front rotors wear out at
> > about twice as fast a rate as the rear drums?
> >
> > Also, how difficult is it to modify the rear wheels to disk brakes?
> >
> > Terry L. Thompson
> > 1976 Spit 1500 (in need of new front rotors)
>
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