Re: IML: 1966 Brake Drum Needed

[Brad Weikert <a292@xxxxxxx>]

Ha!  Very funny...  However appearance is not the issue.  The flared drums dissipate heat more rapidly than the non-flared drums creating the possibility of uneven braking with a flared one on one side and non-flared one on the other side.

Someone contacted me off list who has the correct drums.  I may purchase all four for the extra margin of safety the extra cooling will provide.

Have a great day
Brad


On Jan 11, 2007, at 11:41 AM, Andrew A. wrote:

> bah!..you can only look at one side of rhe car at a time anyway!....When I have missmatched hubcaps for a car I put two of the same on each side instead of front and back..usually no-one notices as you can only look at one side at a time!...  ;-)
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> > Can anyone point me in the right direction to find a rear brake drum 
> > for my 66 Crown?  I've called several of the vendors listed on the IML 
> > site with no success.  The drums on my car are not the originals and 
> > are not flared so clearly there is a substitute that will work, I just
> > don't know what they came off of.  I'd prefer to get one that is not 
> > flared, otherwise I'll have to buy two flared ones to keep both sides 
> > consistent.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Brad