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RE: Cost for modifying 240Z brake drums

To: tr3driver@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Cost for modifying 240Z brake drums
From: "John Herrera" <jrherrera90@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 22:03:01 -0400
>However be careful with that, since a TR3 drum is not the same as a TR6 !
>
>Properly machined TR6 drums won't even fit a TR3A with 9" rear brakes
>(TR3/early 3A had 10" rear) because the solid axle cars have a flange on 
>the
>rear studs that the brake drum must fit over.  IRS cars don't have the
>flange on the stud, so the holes in the drum are smaller.

The ones I bought fit my old TR3. I just had to chamfer the center hole a 
little; easy to do with a file.

John H.




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