Subject: Re: [Healeys] front brake drums

From: Robert Markovich via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2025 12:10:34 +0000 (UTC)

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I would switch to front discs for safer stops=E2=80=94the stock early or la=
te 3000 setup works great. If you must stick with front drums (the rears wo=
rk well and needn=E2=80=99t be changed to discs as the front brakes do more=
 of the work=C2=A0=C2=A0anyway), consider switching to Alfin alloy drums, w=
hich being lighter, should address the shake you mention. They aren=E2=80=
=99t cheap, but neither is a swap to=C2=A0front discs. Good luck!

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e of front brake drums for my 57 100-6.I have spent a lot of time over the =
years getting rid of the healey shake and want really good ones. Any sugges=
tions?_______________________________________________

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I would switch to front discs for safer stops=E2=80=94the stock early or la=
te 3000 setup works great. If you must stick with front drums (the rears wo=
rk well and needn=E2=80=99t be changed to discs as the front brakes do more=
 of the work&nbsp;&nbsp;anyway), consider switching to Alfin alloy drums, w=
hich being lighter, should address the shake you mention. They aren=E2=80=
=99t cheap, but neither is a swap to&nbsp;front discs. Good luck!<br><br><b=
r><div class=3D"yahoo-signature"><a style=3D"font-size:12px" href=3D"https:=
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<div>Looking for a source of front brake drums for my 57 100-6.<div>I have =
spent a lot of time over the years getting rid of the healey shake and want=
 really good ones. Any suggestions?</div></div></div>______________________=
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From: Harold Manifold <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2025 08:28:56 -0800

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Hi there,

If you choose to stay with the OEM cast drums, I strongly recommend having
them statically balanced. I only have experience with the rear drums, and I
didn't initially think they were a problem. However, after balancing them,
I was surprised by the amount of weight added and material removed to
achieve a static balance.

Best of luck,
Harold

On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 4:26=E2=80=AFAM Robert Markovich via Healeys <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> I would switch to front discs for safer stops=E2=80=94the stock early or =
late 3000
> setup works great. If you must stick with front drums (the rears work wel=
l
> and needn=E2=80=99t be changed to discs as the front brakes do more of th=
e
> work  anyway), consider switching to Alfin alloy drums, which being
> lighter, should address the shake you mention. They aren=E2=80=99t cheap,=
 but
> neither is a swap to front discs. Good luck!
>
>
> <https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661>
>
> On Thursday, February 6, 2025, 1:02 AM, carl and gerry rubino via Healeys=
 <
> Looking for a source of front brake drums for my 57 100-6.
> I have spent a lot of time over the years getting rid of the healey shake
> and want really good ones. Any suggestions?
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi there,</div><div><br></div><div>If you choose to s=
tay with the OEM cast drums, I strongly recommend having them statically ba=
lanced. I only have experience with the rear drums, and I didn&#39;t initia=
lly think they were a problem. However, after balancing them, I was surpris=
ed by the amount of weight added and material removed to achieve a static b=
alance. </div><div><br></div><div>Best of luck,</div><div>Harold </div><div=
><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 4:26=E2=80=AFAM Rob=
ert Markovich via Healeys &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">hea=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot=
e" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204)=
;padding-left:1ex"><div>
I would switch to front discs for safer stops=E2=80=94the stock early or la=
te 3000 setup works great. If you must stick with front drums (the rears wo=
rk well and needn=E2=80=99t be changed to discs as the front brakes do more=
 of the work=C2=A0=C2=A0anyway), consider switching to Alfin alloy drums, w=
hich being lighter, should address the shake you mention. They aren=E2=80=
=99t cheap, but neither is a swap to=C2=A0front discs. Good luck!<br><br><b=
r><div><a style=3D"font-size:12px" href=3D"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ao=
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<blockquote><div id=3D"m_6536852512156387550yiv2766926348">

<div>Looking for a source of front brake drums for my 57 100-6.<div>I have =
spent a lot of time over the years getting rid of the healey shake and want=
 really good ones. Any suggestions?</div></div></div>______________________=
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From: llennep--- via Healeys <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2025 20:41:22 +0000 (UTC)

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I 2nd that motion.

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    On Thursday, February 6, 2025, 12:48:25 PM EST, Harold Manifold <manifo=
[email-masked]> wrote:  =20

 Hi there,
If you choose to stay with the OEM cast drums, I strongly recommend having =
them statically balanced. I only have experience with the rear drums, and I=
 didn't initially think they were a problem. However, after balancing them,=
 I was surprised by the amount of weight added and material removed to achi=
eve a static balance.=20
Best of luck,Harold=20

On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 4:26=E2=80=AFAM Robert Markovich via Healeys <healey=
[email-masked]> wrote:

Looking for a source of front brake drums for my 57 100-6.I have spent a lo=
t of time over the years getting rid of the healey shake and want really go=
od ones. Any suggestions?_______________________________________________

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ltr"><div>Hi there,</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>If you choose t=
o stay with the OEM cast drums, I strongly recommend having them statically=
 balanced. I only have experience with the rear drums, and I didn't initial=
ly think they were a problem. However, after balancing them, I was surprise=
d by the amount of weight added and material removed to achieve a static ba=
lance. </div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Best of luck,</div><div>Har=
old </div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div></div><br clear=3D"none"><div class=
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63274gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 4:26=E2=80=AFAM Robert Markovich vi=
a Healeys &lt;<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" rel=
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I would switch to front discs for safer stops=E2=80=94the stock early or la=
te 3000 setup works great. If you must stick with front drums (the rears wo=
rk well and needn=E2=80=99t be changed to discs as the front brakes do more=
 of the work&nbsp;&nbsp;anyway), consider switching to Alfin alloy drums, w=
hich being lighter, should address the shake you mention. They aren=E2=80=
=99t cheap, but neither is a swap to&nbsp;front discs. Good luck!<br clear=
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<div>Looking for a source of front brake drums for my 57 100-6.<div>I have =
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I Agree with Harold. If you stick with drums, having them balanced by a =
good machine shop will go a long way towards making the car smoother.

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I have had the rear drums balanced on multiple Healeys and it always =
helped.=20

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Funny story: on the last car, I asked at the parts store whether their =
machine shop could balance drums? They =E2=80=98corrected=E2=80=99 me =
and told me I meant have the drums turned=E2=80=A6 After much back and =
forth, we agreed that I knew what I wanted and they could do it. But, =
they patted me on the head and said this will be easy because how far =
out of balance could the drums be=E2=80=A6?

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A couple of hours later the machine shop called asking how much =
clearance is there between the drum and the wheel? It turned out just =
trimming the fins wasn=E2=80=99t going to cut it, and he had to weld in =
substantial weight to compensate for the bad casting!  I took him the =
wheel, hub and spinner so he could see how it all fit up, and the work =
was done in short order. The machinist was amazed the casting could be =
that far off, and I was amazed at just how much smoother the car ran =
down the road.  And that was the rear drums!  Just imagine what =
balancing front drums will do for the car.

=20

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All the best,

=20

Al Fuller

=20

From: Healeys <[email-masked]> On Behalf Of Harold =
Manifold
Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2025 8:29 AM
To: Robert Markovich <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: [Healeys] front brake drums

=20

Hi there,

=20

If you choose to stay with the OEM cast drums, I strongly recommend =
having them statically balanced. I only have experience with the rear =
drums, and I didn't initially think they were a problem. However, after =
balancing them, I was surprised by the amount of weight added and =
material removed to achieve a static balance.=20

=20

Best of luck,

Harold=20

=20

=20

On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 4:26=E2=80=AFAM Robert Markovich via Healeys =

I would switch to front discs for safer stops=E2=80=94the stock early or =
late 3000 setup works great. If you must stick with front drums (the =
rears work well and needn=E2=80=99t be changed to discs as the front =
brakes do more of the work  anyway), consider switching to Alfin alloy =
drums, which being lighter, should address the shake you mention. They =
aren=E2=80=99t cheap, but neither is a swap to front discs. Good luck!

 =
<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661> =
Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS

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On Thursday, February 6, 2025, 1:02 AM, carl and gerry rubino via =

I have spent a lot of time over the years getting rid of the healey =
shake and want really good ones. Any suggestions?

Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys =
http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys

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class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'>I Agree with =
Harold. If you stick with drums, having them balanced by a good machine =
shop will go a long way towards making the car =
smoother.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></s=
pan></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'>I have had the rear =
drums balanced on multiple Healeys and it always helped. =
<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></s=
pan></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'>Funny story: on the =
last car, I asked at the parts store whether their machine shop could =
balance drums? They =E2=80=98corrected=E2=80=99 me and told me I meant =
have the drums turned=E2=80=A6 After much back and forth, we agreed that =
I knew what I wanted and they could do it. But, they patted me on the =
head and said this will be easy because how far out of balance could the =
drums be=E2=80=A6?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></s=
pan></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'>A couple of hours =
later the machine shop called asking how much clearance is there between =
the drum and the wheel? It turned out just trimming the fins =
wasn=E2=80=99t going to cut it, and he had to weld in substantial weight =
to compensate for the bad casting!=C2=A0 I took him the wheel, hub and =
spinner so he could see how it all fit up, and the work was done in =
short order. The machinist was amazed the casting could be that far off, =
and I was amazed at just how much smoother the car ran down the =
road.=C2=A0 And that was the rear drums!=C2=A0 Just imagine what =
balancing front drums will do for the car.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></s=
pan></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>-------------=
----------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>All the =
best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</=
o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Al =
Fuller<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",serif'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></s=
pan></p><div style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 =
1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span><=
/b><span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> =
Healeys &lt;[email-masked]&gt; <b>On Behalf Of =
</b>Harold Manifold<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 6, 2025 8:29 =
AM<br><b>To:</b> Robert Markovich =
&lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br><b>Cc:</b> =
[email-masked]<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] front brake =
drums<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Hi =
there,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>If you choose to stay with the OEM cast drums, I =
strongly recommend having them statically balanced. I only have =
experience with the rear drums, and I didn't initially think they were a =
problem. However, after balancing them, I was surprised by the amount of =
weight added and material removed to achieve a static balance. =
<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Best of luck,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Harold <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On =
Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 4:26=E2=80=AFAM Robert Markovich via Healeys &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I would switch to front discs for safer =
stops=E2=80=94the stock early or late 3000 setup works great. If you =
must stick with front drums (the rears work well and needn=E2=80=99t be =
changed to discs as the front brakes do more of the =
work&nbsp;&nbsp;anyway), consider switching to Alfin alloy drums, which =
being lighter, should address the shake you mention. They aren=E2=80=99t =
cheap, but neither is a swap to&nbsp;front discs. Good =
luck!<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><a =
href=3D"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id6461=
00661" target=3D"_blank"><span style=3D'font-size:9.0pt'>Sent from the =
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style=3D'font-size:11.5pt;color:#8473FF'>On Thursday, February 6, 2025, =
1:02 AM, carl and gerry rubino via Healeys &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote =
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id=3D"m_6536852512156387550yiv2766926348"><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Looking for a source of front brake drums for my 57 =
100-6.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>I have spent a lot of =
time over the years getting rid of the healey shake and want really good =
ones. Any suggestions?<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p =
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