[Healeys] Drum Brakes

[Patrick & Caroline Quinn]

G'day

I must admit that I am a big fan of drum brakes!

Why? I hear you ask. Well they look better and in the right circumstances
they perform better. Years back when I was competing in my 100 I could
easily outbrake a 100S. Yes the backing plates were scooped and the drums
were drilled along with diagonal ribbing. Joe's correct about the water, but
thankfully I had to be careful just a few times.

Sorry disc calipers and rotors just look boring. Imagine disc brakes on a
T35 Bugatti? However the best looking drum brake I have ever seen was on a
Lancia Aurelia B20. Have a look at the attached.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains, Australia



-----Original Message-----
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Wilko2
Sent: Tuesday, 27 January 2015 4:37 PM
Cc: healeylist
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Drum Brakes

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 at comcast.net
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