Patrick,
I fully support you. I never understood why people swapped their drum brakes
for disks. My 100 with 4 drums around is breaking extrremely well. I like the
little shake before the brakes bite as they tell me they are working well and I
feel the old vintage technology.
Drum brakes need a little more maintenance than disks, but that piece of work
is fun for me, enjoying to work on my cars and keeping them in good condition.
I want to feel the "soul" of my old cars and the difference to my modern daily
commuter.
Josef Eckert
Konigswinter/Germany
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Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Drum Brakes
Datum: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:01:45 +0100
Von: "Patrick & Caroline Quinn" <p_cquinn@tpg.com.au>
An: "'Wilko2'" <e-wilkins@cox.net>
G'day
I must admit that I am a big fan of drum brakes!
Why? I hear you ask. Well they look better and in the right circumstances
they perform better. Years back when I was competing in my 100 I could
easily outbrake a 100S. Yes the backing plates were scooped and the drums
were drilled along with diagonal ribbing. Joe's correct about the water, but
thankfully I had to be careful just a few times.
Sorry disc calipers and rotors just look boring. Imagine disc brakes on a
T35 Bugatti? However the best looking drum brake I have ever seen was on a
Lancia Aurelia B20. Have a look at the attached.
Hoo Roo
Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains, Australia
-----Original Message-----
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Wilko2
Sent: Tuesday, 27 January 2015 4:37 PM
Cc: healeylist
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Drum Brakes
Denis Welch has 'em:
http://www.bighealey.co.uk/content/ventilated-drums
On Jan 26, 2015, at 8:23 PM, Bob Spidell wrote:
> Read recently in a reputable source that drum brakes are usually lighter
than disks (one of the reasons drums are still used on big trucks). Seems
counter-intuitive to me; can anyone verify or refute?
>
> In same article, read the venting drums increases overall effectiveness,
esp. WRT fade. Anyone done this with Healey brakes?
>
> Bob
>
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> Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
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