Hi, thought I'd jump in here...
I'm restoring a 1958 Devin-bodied Special, which had been converted in it's
later life to a drag racer. The front brakes were removed and replaced with
spindle-mount wheels. The rear brakes are Chrysler 12" internals with Buick
finned aluminium drums.
I was faced with a choice to make - front disc's or front drums? I could
have gone either way, many cars had front disc's by 1958. And there are
lot's of 'vintage' sport's racing Specials running much later disc brakes, a
few that look suspiciously like modern racing calipers and rotors... But
most early to late 1950's big-engined American Specials didn't have disc's,
those that did were usually the Halibrand type that never seemed to work
properly in the period. So I've chosen to use Chrysler Centerplane 12"
internals (Dual leading shoe!) with Buick 12" aluminium drums up front. It's
period correct, will look right (and pretty bitching) and I hope if it's set
up right it'll stop the car. I've gone to a lot of time and trouble to track
down the right Chrysler brake parts, have spaced the Buick hub to the
Chrysler spindle, everthing is coming together well, now I'm looking for drum
brake set-up tips.... How about it?
Brake shoe material sources? Drum friction surface finishes? Ventilation
tips? Maintenance? Brake Fluids? etc and more etc...?
TuTone
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