[Fot] Supplier for Brake shoes for TR4

[John Styduhar]

The factory aluminum Z drums are still out there but you have to keep
watching for them. Used condition but still road/track worthy.  Only
original production drums will do.  Just like TR stuff, mass-produced
aftermarket parts are questionable.  We've seen and heard about failures.

On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 3:47 PM, Charly Mitchel <charly at mitchelplumbing.com>
wrote:

> 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 -----
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> *From:* John Styduhar via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> *To:* fubog1 <fubog1 at aol.com>
> *Cc:* ryan.murphy at fdlco.wi.gov ; Triumph 'Friends of Triumph
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> *Sent:* Monday, October 23, 2017 9:39 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Fot] Supplier for Brake shoes for TR4
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> ​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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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: timmmurphh--- via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
>> To: fot <fot at autox.team.net>
>> Cc: ryan.murphy <ryan.murphy at fdlco.wi.gov>
>> 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
>> <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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