Thread: Best front disc brake setup

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Originally Posted by Louey

I don't understand why you would want to pay a gold price, when you can get good stock types, with easy to buy pads. Polish the castings, and clear coat them. Vette dual piston ones are nice. once you sleeve them.
If you only got 2,000 miles, I would be checking for heavy brake pad drag. Also, if you use the long fiber grease, and pull good maintenance, you probably will never see a bearing failure, for many many miles. Or am I missing something ?

Two words .. Unsprung Weight

On a light car, I like to have everything that is unsprung weight, as light as possible. I even have a aluminum 9 inch center section ( with a aluminum Daytona pinion support ) and a aluminum driveshft. The aluminum center section saves 22 pounds over a iron one. The aluminum driveshaft saved 10 pounds.



The photo shows a BLACK painted driveshaft ... but it has since been replaced with a aluminum one ...

I also like to use aluminum parts wherever possible. I have aluminum heads, aluminum water pump and aluminum intake on the SBC.



A small starter ... saves over 10 pounds ... ( but it is sprung weight ... like the engine stuff ).

I do use exclusively drum brakes on the cars I build, mainly because I like them...........oh, here goes that word again.........traditional. But, there is a reason most if not all newer cars come with front discs (at least). They stop better. My drums work fine because I use all new parts and keep them adjusted, but I have to admit when they get wet they aren't as effective as they should be. Even after washing the car the first few stops are dicey.

For the kinds of cars I build for me discs just look too modern IMO. I also don't like disc brake dust.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

I do use exclusively drum brakes on the cars I build, mainly because I like them...........oh, here goes that word again.........traditional. But, there is a reason most if not all newer cars come with front discs (at least). They stop better. My drums work fine because I use all new parts and keep them adjusted, but I have to admit when they get wet they aren't as effective as they should be. Even after washing the car the first few stops are dicey.

For the kinds of cars I build for me discs just look too modern IMO. I also don't like disc brake dust.

Don

hey don!! i was thinking of switching to drums on the front,what set up do you like the most? pete