RE: bigger drum brakes

[anthony giampa <anthony@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On our 62 Valiant , we installed 71 Duster Disk brakes oon the front and a
Curry rear end with 10" Ford drum brakes... Stops preeeeettttty  good now.
Anthony
www.62.Valiant.com
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Hudson [mailto:mopar4me@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 4:57 AM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: bigger drum brakes


I personally wouldn't drive in any kind of traffic an A (or B) Body without
disc brakes.
Don

J. O. wrote:
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>> We frankly wouldn't drive an A-body over 40 > mph with the 9-inch drums,
for reasons having nothing to do with the brakes. > The small ball-joint-to-
knuckle bolts, which are loaded in shear, are known > to snap, usually at
the most inopportune time.
>>     
>  
> Yikes!!
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> I am about to bolt on new 9" drum ball joints and this is NOT what I
needed to hear.
>  
> Jim Ozolins
> '64 Valiant Deathtrap
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