[TR] TR4 brake drum problem

Dave1massey at cs.com Dave1massey at cs.com
Sun Jul 18 07:03:09 MDT 2010


In a message dated 7/18/2010 7:56:29 AM Central Daylight Time, 
tr3driver at ca.rr.com writes: 
> FWIW, I've also been told that the Datsun drums were not made using a 
> true
> Alfin process (which is a complicated method of bonding aluminum to steel)
> but were simply cast aluminum around steel liners.  If that is true, they
> will not cool as well as even ordinary cast iron drums (though of course
> there will be some savings in unsprung weight).
> 

And they look cool (the main advantage)

Dave


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