rear brake drum ?

[taka21]

hey i was just trying to figure out if there is any way to rid myself of the acursed e-brake drums
im hoping that there is a locking caliper that is available for this car
if anyone knows please fill me in
thanks

 

[Poodles]

Why?

Of the few cars I've know with "locking" calipers for e-brake use, they all sucked (third gen f-bodies)

 

[Clip]

accursed? mine's worked quite well, and i haven't heard of any others having problems.

 

[starscream5000]

Take a look at ARZ's rear brake kit. It's been a while since I've looked, but he was in the process of making a provision for the rear brake since his big brakes don't have that provision normally. He was going to use a small cable operated caliper from what I remember...

I also think that buckshotglass did the same thing. He bought one of the earlier rear brake kits, and started doing this on his own. That is in his build thread somewhere back in last year, you'll have to dig for the pictures, but they should still be there.

Edit:: Just looked through ARZ's rear brake thread and he figured out a way to incorporate the stock parking brake drum.

There's nothing bad about the stock one, it does it's job perfectly. If your's isn't then you need to service them.

 

[taka21]

ok well the reason i wanted the locking calipers is because im setting this car up to be daily driven and drifted on the weekends
i havent had much experience with drum parking brakes im just wondering if they will stand up to that kind of abuse.

 

[starscream5000]

What do the 240 guys use?

 

[BorHor]

Dude.. Drum brake is > caliper lock. It is sooooo much easier to lock this way. 240 guys love to get 300zx rear brakes so they can have drum brakes too.

Ask me how I know..

 

[starscream5000]

Drum brakes = more surface area to clamp with

 

[OneJArpus]

ok well the reason i wanted the locking calipers is because im setting this car up to be daily driven and drifted on the weekends
i havent had much experience with drum parking brakes im just wondering if they will stand up to that kind of abuse.

Get new pads 17+ yr old pads aren't going to cut it + new hardware cause your going to be putting your e-brake through alot of use

drum e-brake ftw

 

[taka21]

ok cool
thanks for the enlightening advice
ill be doing a full round of brakes and rotors in about a week or so
thanks

 

[Nick M]

ok well the reason i wanted the locking calipers is because im setting this car up to be daily driven and drifted on the weekends
i havent had much experience with drum parking brakes im just wondering if they will stand up to that kind of abuse.

Abuse? It is a parking brake, nothing more.

And there is nothing accursed about them.

Drum brakes = more surface area to clamp with

Yep. When is the last time you saw a flatbed trailers with disc brakes? How about never.

 

[Clip]

Abuse? It is a parking brake, nothing more.

And there is nothing accursed about them.



Yep. When is the last time you saw a flatbed trailers with disc brakes? How about never.

they're always locking up their brakes around here, too. and my '41 dodge has 11" drums in the front and 14" drums in the back, perfect for drifting!

 

[giterboosted]

so is this why the rear diskis so bulky in the middle,thats where my parking brake is located??

 

[BorHor]

so is this why the rear diskis so bulky in the middle,thats where my parking brake is located??

Yup

 

[giterboosted]

hmmm..... ya know i wondered why it was so big, lol i guess that explains it