Drum vs Disc, Power vs non Power

Papaduster said
Looks like most guys are in favor of converting to Disc front brakes and so am I, its just Im on the tightest of tight budgets of all, so to get my Duster drivable and on the road I'll opt out for a $230 plus drum to drum brake rebuild, I'll keep my SBP Rallys and use BFG 215/70/14 front and 225/70/14 rear With the brake rebuild and tires plus a few cans of rattle can paint I'll hvave a decent looking daily drivable Duster and all for $800 plus Which is a lot less expensive than converting to Disc minus tires at over $1,500 plus. My main point is build what you have get your car on the road and save some money, not everything has to be high tech to drive Some things are just Old School and thats OK

Rebuilding the 10" drums won't be that cheap though if you start needing to replace too many things with new parts. If you need new drums, forget about it.

Honestly, get a Scarebird kit and source your parts from the local wrecking yard. $105 bucks for the kit, $135 for new rotors already drilled for 5x4" from Scarebird. I bet you can get the rest of what you need for $100 at the local yard. Heck, if you can drill a set of Toyota rotors for 5x4" you can save a ton right there.

Not to be a doomsday-er, but daily driving a Duster with the cheapest drum brake parts you can find may end up costing you a lot more than a few hundred bucks.

It's your car, so do what you like. My old man had a saying for this though. If you can't afford to do it right the first time, you sure as heck can't afford to do it twice either.