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Hi All,
I am old enough to
remember the 40s, 50's and 60s cars being on
the road. And I remember helping my dad work on the brakes
of his 59 Plymouth wagon. Maybe this is where I got some of my
saltiness! I can still hear my dad "talking" to the designer of the
"full contact" brakes on the wagon. I also remember one particular day
when our family, all 10 of us were piled in the wagon and heading down
I-94, shortly after it's completion west of Madison WI. Traffic
coming to an abrupt halt and no where to go but into the median.
Once again hearing my dad "talk" about the brakes and how they just
faded away.
Yes, you are right. We
were overloaded. But I can remember that is how it was. If you had
6, 8, 10 kids, it did not matter. You piled them in, on, over and under, until
all were aboard and off you went. Anyhow, I bet if that car had
4 wheel anti lock disc brakes, we would have stopped just fine.
I have a 2000 Dodge 4x4 with 4
whl anti lock discs, and a 2001 Dodge 4x4 with just front wheel discs, with the
rears being anti lock when not in 4 whl. drive. No comparison in
braking! The difference between the 4 whl. anti locks over
the 2 whl. discs. is unbelievable. They are
superb! Probably the same
amount of difference between drum and disc brakes. I for one
want all the benefits I can get when it comes to stopping and not using the guy
in front of me for stopping power.
No, I am not a stickler for
originality, nor do I enjoy constant adjusting of "full contact" brakes.
If you want to use the original drum brakes, be
my guest. But, I will ask that you not follow me too closely!
John in WI
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