Brake hubs and drums appear regularly on the 'Pay.
Recently, there were 12 1/2" NOS drums for sale, there.
The bonded-on brake linings can be re-applied onto 'your' donor shoe-
assemblies, by several companies, including Firm Feel, which has a
subcontractor that can apply carbon metallic linings onto the brake shoes.
Neil Vedder
John Williams wrote:
Ron, I agree – when you make any changes to the original equipment, it
starts getting complicated real fast!
If I had my druthers, I’d keep my car as original as possible. We all
drove cars with four-wheel drum brakes until the late 70s, and they
were fine just as they were.
The real problem is with the availability of replacement parts. I
drive that car nearly 10,000 miles a year. At this point I need the
hubs along with the drums, and good used samples are almost
nonexistent. And NOS are outrageously priced. All that makes disk
conversion the more economical choice: with better performance,
easy-to-find replacement parts, and lower cost, it’s a no-brainer.
So, the brakes are a definite. I’ll stick with 14-inch wheels if I
can find a suitable set that will fit around the calipers. If not,
I’ll switch to 15-inch, and get a set of reproduction 15-inch spinner
hubcaps. Not my ideal choice – I greatly prefer the look of the
standard wheel covers – but it’s still an original 1957 look, so I’ll
live with it if I have to.
*From:* Forward Look Mopar Discussion List
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<mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] *On Behalf Of *Ron Swartley
*Sent:* Saturday, April 23, 2011 7:42 PM
*To:* L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Subject:* [FWDLK] 1957 DODGE BRAKES, WHEELS, HUBCAPS,ETC, ETC.
* I have read many of the things that have been written about disk
brakes, front and disk brakes back disk brakes, and it keeps getting
more and more confusing. Then wheel size and then hubcap size. What
next? Carry a 14 inch and 15 inch spare tire!!!*
* I drag raced Chrysler Products from a 56 Plymouth Fury to a 426
Hemi Superbird and about 25 cars in between those I just mentioned. I
won more than 237 drag strip competition trophies and set about 12
drag strip records in my classes, and almost all my cars did 100+
miles per hour in the quarter mile and I had less than 1/8 of a mile
to stop them after the race.**_ I never had any problem stopping at
all. Brake fade, what brake fade there was almost none. _*
* ** _ Now every single car I raced had Mopar Factory power
brakes or Factory power assisted brakes_**_._** The only time I ever
had even a little brake fade was driving down Peters Mountain at a
very fast rate of speed that had me on and off the brakes ever few
seconds. _ALL DUE RESPECT TO YOU GUYS-_-----Where are you driving
these cars??????? A 57 Dodge????? You can't run NASCAR with that, I
doubt if you are going to take it to one of the drag strips and race
it !!!!! You do not need Super disk brakes all the way around to drive
a 325 cu inch Dodge to the local car cruise at the "Sonic Drive In
Restaurant" a mile outside the city. If you just want the car to look
bad and super fast, I still have two very old parachutes that can be
mounted on the rear bumper just for show!!!!!! I will sell them very
cheap.*
* Hey, just my .02---based on my racing and collection Mopar's
since 1956. ( That is about 55 years!!!!!!!!! )*
* Ron Allyn Swartley*
*PS. HAPPY EASTER EVERYBODY!!!!!!*
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