[Healeys] rear rake drum source?

[i erbs]

I had the new drums on my Sorite project turned at a machine shop. He said
they had five high spots.  Round and true now.

Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
typos and artifacts are the fault of my phone

On Fri, Oct 25, 2019, 11:02 AM John <banjojohn at cox.net> wrote:

> Hi Listers:
>
> I am trying to find a source for some new rear brake drums for my BJ8.
> My old drums seem to be out of round, as they drag in certain spots and
> turn free in others as I rotate them.  I ordered a new pair through a
> recommended reseller for M**s and when I mounted them, they also drug in
> a couple spots and turned free in others.  I tried running them but had
> a significant shake in the pedal on braking.  They were also so close to
> maximum inside diameter that I could not have them turned to true them
> up.  They were sent back.
>
> Any other recommended sources I should check to get good quality (round)
> drums, that also might have enough metal to them that they could be
> turned if need be?
>
> Thanks for any info
>
> John O'Brien
>
> '65 BJ8 (Madelyn)
>
> '61 Bugeye (Lucy)
>
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