Re: [Chrysler300] Brakes? What Brakes

[Anthony Rinaldi <awrdoc@xxxx>]

Andy Mikonis' quote is right. "Braking distances have not changed really
much at all,
especially since 1961 Chrysler technology."

My 1999 BMW 740i was tested and stopped from 60mph to 0 in 125 ft. compared
to the 131 ft for the 1961 300-G.

I used to stop a lot faster in 1961 also. All I can speak to is my
experience with my 300-F. All that is currently available are USED brake
drums. The brake shoes (relined or otherwise) are difficult to get and I
wouldn't want to bet that they have the same asbestos content that the shoes
had in 1961. We were lucky to find NOS return springs.

I AM a brake expert! I base it on pushing down the big pedal (next to the
long thin pedal) and seeing how well the car stops AND then stops again.

I drive my 740i to the storage garage. Pull out the 300-F and replace it
with the 740i. After tooling around with the 300-F I reverse the process and
go home with the Beammer.

They both are FAST. But the BMW stops on a dime and the 300 doesn't.

Wish I could go Back to the 1961 in more than one way. I sure had less aches
and pains back then and I bet a 300-F or 300-G would stop a hell of a lot
better back then too. They did, Andy saw it in a 1961 magazine. That proves
it!

Must have been the Good Year "Blue Streak" tires on the test car. You can't
get them any more either you know.

Where do I find those "little" pads and rotors that won't quit? They call
them disc brakes I think!

Tony

ps I had more hair in 1961 too.



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