Nearly all the brake parts needed for a '55 are still available new. The only
things that you would need to reuse would be your old shoes (have them relined)
and your old drums. Replacment drums are hard to find, but available. After
that, even if the car is driven A LOT you will not need new drums for a really
long time if ever, provided that you maintain your brakes.
By the way, when they are properly maintained and adjusted, the brakes on a '55
Imperial work very well.
Paul
In a message dated 4/24/2004 6:44:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
rcrabshish@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>
> Hi list,
> I have been trying to follow this one hoping someone
> out there has found a new brake system for these older
> cars. The GM trans has been used in the street rod
> realm before. I understand that you can get adaptors
> for these Hemis for just about any transmission. If I
> was going to adapt this car I would use a trans with a
> part in it. The breaking is the most important part
> of this thread. Has anyone tried to adapt the newer
> systems to these old cars. How many years have they
> tried it on. I have a 55. The brakes are getting to
> be hard to find parts for. Drums, bearing, wheel
> seals and mounting parts are very hard to find. If
> you drive these cars at all you will soon need repair.
> One of the list said it best on parts vendors high
> prices. We are not driving chebbies but some chebbie
> parts might keep it on the road.
> RC Billings, Montanaaaaaa
>
> --- "r.van.Lent" <remco.nancy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >
> how are you going to shift
> > I think that GM never heard of push buton shift
> > do you want to put a floor shifter in the imp
> > Remco
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Overland14@xxxxxxx
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 5:25 AM
> > Subject: IML: brake conversion for 57 IMP
> >
> >
> > Can anyone tell me what year rear brake backing
> > plates can be used to convert my 57 emergency brakes
> > so I can install a GM overdrive transmission for
> > extended cross country driving.....any help will be
> > appreciated. Thanks, Frank Whitney,
> > Binghamton, NY
>
> =====
> RC Billings, Montanaaaaaa
>
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