Re: [Chrysler300] Brake Drums
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Re: [Chrysler300] Brake Drums



I swapped some 2 1/2 x12s onto my '57 Fury ,from a '62 Chrysler police car.Bolted right on, had to look quite a while to find 14 inch wheels that would fit over them.

Mike

At 07:51 PM 10/15/01 -0700, RON KURTZ wrote:
I just had a couple of 11x2 1/2s converted to 11x3s by getting 11x3 drums
from Kantor and using the hubs from the 11x2 1/2s. The hubs were pressed out
and reinstalled by a large brake shop.

Check the bolt patterns and be sure to get the proper brake support plates
before spending the money for the drums. Support plates for 2 1/2 in.will
not let a 3 in. drum sit properly on the axle.

Regards,
Ron Kurtz
E #292


----- Original Message ----- From: George McKovich <george@xxxx> To: 'Chrysler 300 Broadcast' <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 4:42 PM Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Brake Drums


> The proper way to remove the hub from the drum is to drill the head off from the inside rather than having it pressed out. > > I think you may look long and hard for any new drums. Many of the drums you will find do not have the correct hole size to hold the studs tightly. The last correct ones I found were in Florida and they cost $100 each plus shipping. As I recall, the 4 drums ended up being over $600 total with shipping. > > Good luck.... > George > > > ---------- > From: Dean Mullinax > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 4:52 PM > To: Chrysler 300 Email Network; Bob Jasinski > Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Brake Drums > > Not sure if this will work or not. I was once told that you can actually > press the inner hub out of the drum and have it repressed into a new drum. > BUT, you will have to find a BIG industrial type brake place in your town in > order for anyone to do it. Not your local parts store. The guy that told > me this lives in Minnesota and has had this done on a '59 DeSoto. The idea > is that Chrysler didn't make the drums themselves, rather they were made > from another source. The drum itself, therefore, is sort of across the > board, with the exception of sizes. The hub itself, because of our axles, > is what is not replacable. If they have the right size, just repress your > hub into a "new" brake drum. > > Now, can anyone tell me if this is true, or ad more to it??? And where can > it be done?? > > Dean Mullinax > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Jasinski" <rpjasin@xxxx> > To: "Chrysler 300 Email Network" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 6:47 PM > Subject: [Chrysler300] Brake Drums > > > > Dear List, > > > > I have a pair of 12" x 2-1/2" front brake drums that will fit the '62 and > '61 Chrysler 300 (maybe others), that were given to me by Matt Allyn. He > was mistakenly told that these drums were usable, but was given bad > information. I had them measured and they are out of spec. > > > > My question for the list is...should I save these drums for some possible > future purpose or just toss them out? > > > > Has anyone ever heard of any method to return worn drums to safe and > usable condition? > > > > Bob J > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > For list server instructions, go to > http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >


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