[Fot] Supplier for Brake shoes for TR4

[Charly Mitchel]

Good luck finding them in aluminum, I think they are all iron now.

Some time ago I heard of someone making them again, but at a hefty price. http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/24-5051 
You could have bought the old aluminum drums at about $75 each.

Charly Mitchel
TR6 #44
----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Styduhar via Fot 
  To: fubog1 
  Cc: ryan.murphy at fdlco.wi.gov ; Triumph 'Friends of Triumph 
  Sent: Monday, October 23, 2017 9:39 AM
  Subject: Re: [Fot] Supplier for Brake shoes for TR4


  ​The OEM Datsun Z finned aluminum drum is a nice retrofit.  Several of the racers and street enthusiasts have installed them.  The conversion doesn't require much modification.  Lighter weight and cooler running that steel drums.  Like Triumph parts, the original Z drum is what you want, not the aftermarket piece.  Can be machined to 9.055" dia. Lot's of info in the FOT archive.      ​




  On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 7:37 AM, fubog1 via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:

    As the drum gets thinner/closer to the regrind limit, it will have a tendency to warp & get bell-shaped.
    I can't explain the difference in the cost between the drums, but in my experience the cheap drums/discs/etc are cheap for a reason, and not suitable for hard use.
    Glen







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    Sent: Sun, Oct 22, 2017 7:59 pm
    Subject: Re: [Fot] Supplier for Brake shoes for TR4


    Thanks to all who replied regarding the brake shoes.  I’ve ordered a set from Ted Schumacher.  The drums didn’t clean up with 0.025 removed from a side (final size 9.050).  It would take another 0.020 on a side to clean the drums up making them 9.090 diameter.  I think that is probably too much to take off but I’m not sure.  We have a set of original drums on a street car rear axle that we could try and clean up or I can order some new ones.  There seem to be two type of drums available; $27 ones and $58 ones (Moss).  Nothing in the specs as to why the difference.  Any input on drums would be appreciated.

    Tim & Ryan Murphy
    1961 TR4 #317 BRG

    From: timmmurphh at gmail.com [mailto:timmmurphh at gmail.com] 
    Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 11:32 AM
    To: fot at autox.team.net
    Cc: ryan.murphy at fdlco.wi.gov
    Subject: Supplier for Brake shoes for TR4

    The left rear brake shoe lining came off the shoe at Blackhawk Farms last weekend.  I am looking for suppliers for brake shoes with riveted linings as the one that came off was a “glued” lining.  I’d also like to specify the lining to use, the Carbotech linings whose pads we use and like on the front discs.  I’m also open to any suggestions about what to use for the rear brake shoes.  The above would just be my preference based on the latest experience.  I see Revington has competition shoes with “Mintex 20” linings I think for about $120 a set which appear to be rivited.  Anyone with experience with these brake shoes and linings?

    Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.

    Tim & Ryan Murphy
    1961 TR4 #317 BRG
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