>To the List,
I hope I didn't start a thread of false information here.
Next chance I get to see my daughter I will pull the drums on her Datsun,
measure them and check again with my local auto store.
Until then, I appologise to the list and am sending the current owner of MY
TR3 to the corner. =-(
Bill Hook, still a rookie w/ 57 TR3
>
> Hi Bill-
> I pulled off my TR3A's 10" Drum and Brakeshoe set and visited my
> parts guy, looking for the Datsun sustitution mentioned below. I was told
> the '77 710 used 9" brakes, as did almost all the other similar models.....
> Any ideas about the confusion here?
> Thanks!
> Bob Westerdale '59 TR3A TS36967E
> Roger,
> I was quite suprised to find that the 10" rear Girling drums on my '57 TR3 are
> the same (stud spacing, size, shoes and cylinders) as those on my daughters
> '77 Datsun 710 and I suspect on many other Datsuns as well. I know that
> this is heresey, but after all, Girling *did supply others* than just Triumph.
> You may find a wider range of suppliers and lower prices if you expand the
> market...they were available at my local auto store....
> Of course I discovered this after I had bought the parts from the usual TR
> sources. ;-))
> My $.02 FWIW, Good luck
> Bill Hook, Rookie w/ 57 TR3
>
> >
> > Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 21:33:15 -0500
> > From: "Roger Colson" <sassamon@mediaone.net>
> > Subject: Ten Inch brake drums.
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I checked and my TR3 has 10 inch rear drums. Looking over the
> > catalogs I find that parts for the 10 inch drums are very scant...SNIP..
> > Are there any sources for 10 inch drums besides scrap yards?....SNIP..
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Roger Colson
> > 57 TR3 TS21383L
> > sassamon@mediaone.net
> >
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