Both Chargers that didn't stop straight had disc brakes on the front.

[quote=Spaceman Spiff]
sure drums stop fine.... as long as everyone around you has them too.

Both Chargers that didn't stop straight had disc brakes on the front.

Too many other factors to blame it on not having rear disc brakes. This was what the OP was wondering.

Really? Gee, I thought the cure for front drums was rear discs

I would hope you would be smart enough not to put rear discs on a front drum car, but I am beginning to wonder.

Bit of advice, find yourself in a hole quit digging.

Were they both red, because that will make them pull to the right.

Seriously,typical thread with opinions, or a tinge of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_bias

To repeat, the OP asked "Is it worth It?" Not "are they better?"

I rest my case.

"...worth it..." Hmmm...depnds on what you mean "worth"? "Worth" used as a noun? or adjective? or preposition? or even an intransitive verb? (archaic, you can rule the last one out).

Worth to whom? Me? No. I don't race on the street or track, and I don't speed or follow too close or engage in other forms of reckless driving. If a bus full of nuns pulls out in front of me without warning, best I can do is steer to miss 'em or hit the least bad obstacle, or probably just stand on the brakes. In my (drum brakes) cars, that will lock 'em up. What more could I do?

Posts like this are fun, cuz bring out all kinds anecdotes, conjectures, opinions, ridicules, "bad mouthing" and spirited discussion of all kinds.

For me to give the OP an opinion re his question, I'd have to know why he's even considering the modification and his financial circumstance. Basically, what is he buying and how much can he afford to pay.

For me it cost a lot more money to put a nose on a 70 Charger R/T than it does to buy a disc brake up grade kit. Just go watch some of the original roadtests of these cars that Bud Linderman did on Road and Track. I saw one on a 71 383 4 speed Challenger that the car went completely sideways under hard braking just like my friends Charger did.

I was on my way to a Mopar show,and a friend of mine was following me to the show in his 71 Charger R/T. Some dope pulled right out in front of me and I had to lock up my brakes. I heard my friend lock up his brakes,and looked in my side mirror hoping he wouldn't hit me. Instead of him hitting me,his car was completely sideways in the road. After that incident he installed a rear disc brake kit from SSBC,and the car stopped straight and in a lot shorter distance than it did before.

Who makes the best kits for Mopars.

Do you want to retain the factory axle adjustment, or go with Green Style bearings and eliminate the adjustment?

DrDiff IIRC has the only kit on the market that retains the factory adjuster, utilizes Cobra components

I personally have used several rear SSBC rear disc set up on 8 3/4 and DANA 60 axles, 15" rims are the minimum for clearance, you retain a parking brake, Green Bearings are required, utilizes Cobra components

either kit will work depending on what you desire, just be sure to research or ask questions to avoid any pitfalls when installing any mfg's kit