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Re: [Healeys] Drum Brakes

Subject: Re: [Healeys] Drum Brakes
From: Wilko2 <e-wilkins@cox.net>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 21:36:30 -0800
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Denis Welch has 'em:

http://www.bighealey.co.uk/content/ventilated-drums

On Jan 26, 2015, at 8:23 PM, Bob Spidell wrote:

> Read recently in a reputable source that drum brakes are usually lighter than 
> disks (one of the reasons drums are still used on big trucks).  Seems 
> counter-intuitive to me; can anyone verify or refute?
> 
> In same article, read the venting drums increases overall effectiveness, esp. 
> WRT fade.  Anyone done this with Healey brakes?
> 
> Bob
> 
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> Bob Spidell           San Jose, CA            bspidell@comcast.net
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