my 2 cents, discs get wet just sitting still. drums are inside the rim more so less likely to get water/ "rocks". the best way to do the weight thing would be take spindle and all of each one. that would get all the components for each . anyone got these parts off ? "kelly has a drum and spindle setup he could weigh". ...frank...
We use to do that years ago to the rear brakes on stock cars. The guy who helped us build our first car had us do it, he said that when the brake lining gets really hot it gives off a gas that holds the shoe away from the drum, so the brakes "fade". Drilling holes in the drums allows the gas to escape so you get more bite at a higher than normal brake temp. That and the old velvetouch brake linings worked well, but we never tried the good linings without the holes in the drums to see if it made a difference.
intresting however i think they would have the same effect as the first generation cross drilled rotors. when the cross drilled rotors first came out they were having problems of the disks heating up and cracking becuase the holes weren't beveled therefore building up heat around the hole and cracking the disk near the holes. it seems by this picture these aren't beveled and there for i belive the there would be a factor in cracking the drum were the holes are drilled... just my two cents from a fact thats happend to rotors in the past. and to be honset about the myth about disk weight vs drum brakes.. if you run a modern disk brake set up like wilwoods or bear.. they weight lighter then any maverick stock drum set up.
Looks/sounds interesting. I'll be the second guy on the board to try it. (C'mon, now. I'll bet a few of you want to try it. Go ahead. Betcha won't. I Betcha!)
i have 2 more cents...the disc will get hotter than the drum because it stays in contact with the pad all the time... ...frank...
I thought you adjust drum brakes so there is drag on the pad - the wheel should only spin 2 or 3 times when jacked off the ground if drums are adjusted right .. ... Disc brakes will spin freely when the brakes are not enaged ... :confused::confused:
The fact is: Most (maybe all) Disc brakes have a slight drag on them at all times. You are right, when you adjust drum brakes you do it with a drag. Only thing is after you drive it and apply the brakes a time or two it wears in and the drag is gone. The return springs pull the brakes shoes back away from the drum therefore eliminating the drag.
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dan, ... ...nana! nana! boo! boo!... ...sorry...not right very often (per bride)...some think i'm not right at all (per everyone else)...frank...
