Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Bigger Drum Brakes #765577
08/04/10 09:27 PM
08/04/10 09:27 PM
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 30
Easley, SC
M
MoNoGoAt Offline OP
member
MoNoGoAt  Offline OP
member
M

Joined: May 2008
Posts: 30
Easley, SC
Hello everybody. The car is a 68 Coronet. The brakes on my car are rough to say the least. One of the fronts has the bleeder nipple broken off, and they just don't work well anyway.

Now, I'm on a tight budget, and short timeframe for completing a replacement since it is my daily driver.

I'm pretty sure I have 10" drums, not sure on the width. How hard would it be to swap in some 11" drums if I can find them? I even saw that some of the newer cars had 11x3 drums, which should be a decent improvement on the crap I have now.

Anyone know about this, and possibly a good source for the parts? Used is fine, I'll just pick up a hardware kit and shoes. I would think since everyone is going discs they would be cheap and not real hard to find, but I've got 0 junkyards in my area with anything older than 1990.

Thanks!

Re: Bigger Drum Brakes [Re: MoNoGoAt] #765578
08/04/10 10:14 PM
08/04/10 10:14 PM
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 540
SW CO
HemiSportFury Offline
mopar
HemiSportFury  Offline
mopar

Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 540
SW CO
You would also have to change the backing plate. They are sized for the diameter and width of the shoe/drum


'64 Sport Fury, 528 Hemi, FiTech EFI, 4-speed, 4.10 Dana 60
'57 Belvedere 2dr sedan, current project in process
'19 Cherokee Trail Hawk Elite
'03 Ram 2500 CTD HO, 6-speed 214,000 miles and still going strong
Re: Bigger Drum Brakes [Re: HemiSportFury] #765579
08/04/10 10:44 PM
08/04/10 10:44 PM
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 30
Easley, SC
M
MoNoGoAt Offline OP
member
MoNoGoAt  Offline OP
member
M

Joined: May 2008
Posts: 30
Easley, SC
Yeah I figured the backing plate, but what else would I need? Or would in the insides of my 10" drum work on the 11" (with bigger shoes obviously).

Re: Bigger Drum Brakes [Re: MoNoGoAt] #765580
08/05/10 07:59 AM
08/05/10 07:59 AM
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 21,129
Niles , Ohio
T
therocks Offline
oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
therocks  Offline
oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
T

Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 21,129
Niles , Ohio
You pretty much need it all.About the only thing that might interchamge is hold downs if the shoes are the same width.To convert is pretty easy just get complete setup and bolt on.But it might be cheaper to go the disc swap.There should be drum parts used for sale as many have swapped to the later disc.I hate change but adding discs to my 65 was one of the best things I did.Rocky


Chrysler Firepower
Re: Bigger Drum Brakes [Re: MoNoGoAt] #765581
08/05/10 09:58 AM
08/05/10 09:58 AM
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 54
Houston, TX
C
Crunchy_Frog Offline
member
Crunchy_Frog  Offline
member
C

Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 54
Houston, TX
Backplate and hubs. New drums don't come with the hubs. Can find used 11x3 drums (with hubs) with some looking. They aren't as cheap as you would think. All the innards (springs, cylinders, nails, adjusters) are readily available from your local parts chain. Obviously the shoes are different, so are the springs and nails.







Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.1