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Re: rear drums

To: "Charles Christ" <cfchrist@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: rear drums
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 23:14:15 -0400
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sorta the same but a bit off topic. This question makes me wonder a bit 
about 4 wheel disc brakes. My Dakota has them. I seem to recall a 
discussion a long time ago that Chevy still used drums on the rear of 
the 'Vette because nobody had figured out how to make a disc brake 
parking brake release. They could figure out how to apply them, just 
not release.

So what changed from about 20 years ago??

Larry

On Monday, April 14, 2003, at 11:27 PM, Charles Christ wrote:

> ya know sumpth'in, i kinda wuz thinking that, but figgered it was just 
> one
> of "those things" that eventually would be "discovered".
>
> chuck
> "dem's da brakes!"  :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul A. Asgeirsson <Pasgeirsson@worldnet.att.net>
> To: Alex Volk <talla@TELUSPLANET.NET>
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>;
> bugeye@yahoogroups.com <bugeye@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Monday, April 14, 2003 10:58 PM
> Subject: Re: rear drums
>
>> Will you then be using a stick in the ground or just a big brick for 
>> the
> parking
>> brake?
>>
>> Just wondering.
>>
>> Paul A
>>
>> Alex Volk wrote:
>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>> Has anyone ever tried to put the front brakes on the rear? I mean to 
>>> have
> two
>>> cylinders on the rear brakes like the front? If so, does it make a 
>>> big
>>> difference in braking?
>>> I am switching to disc in the front so I want to upgrade the back as 
>>> well
>>> Thanks
>>> Alex
>>> 61
>
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