DBL beadlocks on a dana 60

Thought I'd share my currant frustration.Double beadlock rims will NOT fit over a finned dana 60 drum
There is a smoothie non finned drum but they want prices that are double on flea-bay.Will try to machine the drums down and make it work or I have to install discos sooner than planned
If someone has a set lemmie know

Put Willwoods on it. It will stop so much better

you'll be lighter with Wilwoods.

two suggestions for Wilwoods, yet when you ask a brake question most say "pass". Just an observation. I have wilwoods on the front and DO need better in the rear than the drums.

How about switching to the 10.5x2.5 inch drums and backing plates, maybe with forklift linings The stockers use to use the really soft forklift linings with 9x3 inch brakes on the rears foot braking

You have a car that makes enough power you need beed locks and your stopping with heavy drum brakes???

In order to match my rear rims I had to get a Bead Lock rim with the option of a DBL,so I bought the DBL.I am not fast enough to NEED them.

Champion said my rear rims were "collector items"

cab, tell us more about those forklift linings. do they come in just the lining you can rivet on your shoes, or is there a possible shoe set for the 10" brakes ? what are they made of ? are the linings thicker than the stock material ? and lastly, what size and approximately what year range of fork lift should a guy be looking at for this material ?

Some of the wilwood brakes wont fit a 15 beadlocker either. Strange brakes are lighter, smaller, and won't get sticky like the wilwoods. athat is of course if you go aftermarket.

D,,,which other brands fit??? I'll find out Tuesday if the lathe worked

I have installed more sets of Wilwood brakes than I can count and never had an issue with a single set. Have also used Strange, Mark Williams and Lambs with no problems. Aero-Space on the other hand.........well lets just say I wouldn't buy anything they make.

As far as clearing beadlocks. Some wheels clear, some don't, but it's not the caliper, it's the beadlock ring. I have never had a set of Champions, that would NOT clear the Wilwood 4 piston calipers. Close yes.......hit no

This day and time, no way anything resembling fast, should have drums on the rear. With the steady pressure brakes require to stop a race car in the shutdown from any decent speed, the drums fade QUICK. That means you are doing all your stopping on the front brakes, that has the tiny tire. Bad plan.

Doesn't really matter what guys USED to do and it worked OK. Fact is, it really did NOT work well back then and still won't. They just managed to get by and not crash or run off a track

You will need to take a set of good shoes, no metal to metal contact on them to a comercial brake relining company, not a parts store, and have them use thier softest lining Make sure and tell them this is for a non street car also, maybe a show car

https://proshop.summitracing.com/parts/wil-140-0260b/overview/ Al try this out

interesting ! thanks cab !

Lol

Thank you all for your replies I want to drive it NOW,I hit 2 or 3 cruze nights every week.Not too much to miss this weekend with all the firework shows.
As many know,my daughter is getting married in 2 weeks,,,,,,ya know,,the Carlisle weekend that I normaly go for 4 days.......so ALL extra funds are getting funneled in her direction.When I get caught up I can look into rear disc maybe with an E brake with them

The strange brakes give you the most clearance. They're light and they don't corrode in the piston seal area like the wil's. Strange has a complete kit that's less cost than the wil's too.

I like my strange brakes

Machined the drums,worked out FINE!!

how much did you take off, how much clearance do you have now between wheel and drum, and what was the final diameter ?

Darrin,will the work well with my 3900 lb brick??

OD of drum is now 13 inches.When I eyeballed it,,,,thought for sure more than that would have to come off

Have they improved the light wt disc brakes?? I remember them not working as well on heavey cars. My heap is close to 3900 lbs and have gone 145 mph.............SO far.Time for a chute,but waiting time ti get into a shop is CRAZY in these parts!

This is for reference only but the difference between Wilwoods front with stock drums rear and wilwoods all round were night and day on my car.
I used to have to pull against the steering wheel to get extra leverage on the brake pedal on a good pass Thankfully not anymore

I've never put Strange all the way around on anything that heavy. I have put them on the back of heavy cars for the very reason this thread started. The heaviest 4 corner I've done with strange was 3350 and ran 172 in the quarter, and it stopped fine.