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I Agree with Harold. If you stick with drums, having them balanced by a =
good machine shop will go a long way towards making the car smoother.
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I have had the rear drums balanced on multiple Healeys and it always =
helped.=20
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Funny story: on the last car, I asked at the parts store whether their =
machine shop could balance drums? They =E2=80=98corrected=E2=80=99 me =
and told me I meant have the drums turned=E2=80=A6 After much back and =
forth, we agreed that I knew what I wanted and they could do it. But, =
they patted me on the head and said this will be easy because how far =
out of balance could the drums be=E2=80=A6?
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A couple of hours later the machine shop called asking how much =
clearance is there between the drum and the wheel? It turned out just =
trimming the fins wasn=E2=80=99t going to cut it, and he had to weld in =
substantial weight to compensate for the bad casting! I took him the =
wheel, hub and spinner so he could see how it all fit up, and the work =
was done in short order. The machinist was amazed the casting could be =
that far off, and I was amazed at just how much smoother the car ran =
down the road. And that was the rear drums! Just imagine what =
balancing front drums will do for the car.
=20
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All the best,
=20
Al Fuller
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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Harold =
Manifold
Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2025 8:29 AM
To: Robert Markovich <rmarkovich@aol.com>
Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] front brake drums
=20
Hi there,
=20
If you choose to stay with the OEM cast drums, I strongly recommend =
having them statically balanced. I only have experience with the rear =
drums, and I didn't initially think they were a problem. However, after =
balancing them, I was surprised by the amount of weight added and =
material removed to achieve a static balance.=20
=20
Best of luck,
Harold=20
=20
=20
On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 4:26=E2=80=AFAM Robert Markovich via Healeys =
I would switch to front discs for safer stops=E2=80=94the stock early or =
late 3000 setup works great. If you must stick with front drums (the =
rears work well and needn=E2=80=99t be changed to discs as the front =
brakes do more of the work anyway), consider switching to Alfin alloy =
drums, which being lighter, should address the shake you mention. They =
aren=E2=80=99t cheap, but neither is a swap to front discs. Good luck!
=
<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661> =
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On Thursday, February 6, 2025, 1:02 AM, carl and gerry rubino via =
Looking for a source of front brake drums for my 57 100-6.
I have spent a lot of time over the years getting rid of the healey =
shake and want really good ones. Any suggestions?
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class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'>I Agree with =
Harold. If you stick with drums, having them balanced by a good machine =
shop will go a long way towards making the car =
smoother.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'><o:p> </o:p></s=
pan></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'>I have had the rear =
drums balanced on multiple Healeys and it always helped. =
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'><o:p> </o:p></s=
pan></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'>Funny story: on the =
last car, I asked at the parts store whether their machine shop could =
balance drums? They =E2=80=98corrected=E2=80=99 me and told me I meant =
have the drums turned=E2=80=A6 After much back and forth, we agreed that =
I knew what I wanted and they could do it. But, they patted me on the =
head and said this will be easy because how far out of balance could the =
drums be=E2=80=A6?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'><o:p> </o:p></s=
pan></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'>A couple of hours =
later the machine shop called asking how much clearance is there between =
the drum and the wheel? It turned out just trimming the fins =
wasn=E2=80=99t going to cut it, and he had to weld in substantial weight =
to compensate for the bad casting!=C2=A0 I took him the wheel, hub and =
spinner so he could see how it all fit up, and the work was done in =
short order. The machinist was amazed the casting could be that far off, =
and I was amazed at just how much smoother the car ran down the =
road.=C2=A0 And that was the rear drums!=C2=A0 Just imagine what =
balancing front drums will do for the car.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'><o:p> </o:p></s=
pan></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-------------=
----------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>All the =
best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </=
o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Al =
Fuller<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'><o:p> </o:p></s=
pan></p><div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 =
1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> =
Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of =
</b>Harold Manifold<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 6, 2025 8:29 =
AM<br><b>To:</b> Robert Markovich =
<rmarkovich@aol.com><br><b>Cc:</b> =
healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] front brake =
drums<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Hi =
there,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>If you choose to stay with the OEM cast drums, I =
strongly recommend having them statically balanced. I only have =
experience with the rear drums, and I didn't initially think they were a =
problem. However, after balancing them, I was surprised by the amount of =
weight added and material removed to achieve a static balance. =
<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Best of luck,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Harold <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On =
Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 4:26=E2=80=AFAM Robert Markovich via Healeys <<a =
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a>> =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I would switch to front discs for safer =
stops=E2=80=94the stock early or late 3000 setup works great. If you =
must stick with front drums (the rears work well and needn=E2=80=99t be =
changed to discs as the front brakes do more of the =
work anyway), consider switching to Alfin alloy drums, which =
being lighter, should address the shake you mention. They aren=E2=80=99t =
cheap, but neither is a swap to front discs. Good =
luck!<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><a =
href=3D"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id6461=
00661" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D'font-size:9.0pt'>Sent from the =
all new AOL app for iOS</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style=3D'margin-top:0in'><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.5pt;color:#8473FF'>On Thursday, February 6, 2025, =
1:02 AM, carl and gerry rubino via Healeys <<a =
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; =
target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote =
style=3D'margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div =
id=3D"m_6536852512156387550yiv2766926348"><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Looking for a source of front brake drums for my 57 =
100-6.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>I have spent a lot of =
time over the years getting rid of the healey shake and want really good =
ones. Any suggestions?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p =
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