9 inch front drum brakes

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hotrod68

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I've been running these small drum brakes for years on my dart, but as time goes on and the car has gotten faster I'm wondering when the time to switch a better set up would be for safety sakes? Car was running 10.0's last year and these little 9 inchers are getting a work out. Thanks for any advise.
 
The Butch Leal /California Flash /B/MP Hemi Duster ran 9.50's @ 150 mph back in the 70's with those 9" brakes. But a set of Wilwoods would be a great upgrade. With a re-designed a few years ago, the hub is no longer moved significantly outward (maybe +.010") and come with 4" and 4.5" bolt circle .....win , win, win !!!
 
Wilwood upgrade is WELL worth the money switched over from my 10" drums on my '70 duster 2 years ago much BETTER stopping power and took like 30 lbs off the front-end..
 
If you're foot braking the car, 10 inch drums are probably your best upgrade.
Consider going to 11s out back too
That setup will get you deep in the single digits.
 
I had a bad experience with a 9 incher, and now am scared of them.
One early morning, on my way to work,I was turning a corner perhaps a lil hot with my 69 slanty,lol, on city street. The unloaded,inside wheel assembly exited the wheelhouse halfway through the corner, and passed me by. I saw what happened and time stood still while I pondered my options.There was a filling station on this corner, so I just kept the steering wheel hard over and charged up the driveway and landed it in a good enough spot...........then I went and retrieved my wheel, still mounted to the drum, with the broken spindle base staring me in the face.
I have some spares if you care to order them up. Buyer beware, I guess.

The 73up disc brakes have decent sized spindle bases. I bet they could take a pretty good hit.
 
thanks for the info, and to stroked 340 did the "drag" of the disc brakes slow you down at all? I have a set of wilwood disc that have never been run but there the older design and are for the 10 inch drum spindle and the 4.5 bolt pattern, so different spindles and new rims would be in order
 
Set your wheel bearings to the loose side of the spec, and they will "knockback" the pucks.
Or run brakes with pistons on both sides of the disc. This is a two-fold advantage. 1) the smaller pistons accumulate more seal retraction, making drag as good as non-existant, so you can reset your bearings to the tight side, and 2) you never have worn or sticking slider ways to deal with.
 
If you don't want to spend the BIG BUCKS of all of these various conversions.....
I HAVE N.O.S. ++ Asbestos ++ Brake Shoes --Front & Rear for the 9" x 2 1/2" Front & the 9" x 2" Rear...
That is the INEXPENSIVE way get quality braking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I need a rebuild kit for the Flash's 9" front......

PM me with info please.
 
The Butch Leal /California Flash /B/MP Hemi Duster ran 9.50's @ 150 mph back in the 70's with those 9" brakes. But a set of Wilwoods would be a great upgrade. With a re-designed a few years ago, the hub is no longer moved significantly outward (maybe +.010") and come with 4" and 4.5" bolt circle .....win , win, win !!!
I don't know what rims He's running, but before touting the 4" BP I'd read this current thread
Small Bolt Pattern Wheels Don't Fit Wilwood Disc Conversion
 
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