Liberty Rear Disk Brakes for A-Body

Disk's are about more than just stopping power, and rear disk's even more so. Disk's bring the benefit of less fade and make it much easier to modulate braking when traction is limited.

For street driving, I think the biggest disadvantage to drums is the issue of self energizing drums locking up when traction is limited. Lot's of traction? Probably stop well enough - at least once. Not much traction? Better hope the rear drums don't lock up and introduce a dangerous ballet move.

I go along with some of that but for the most part, it's all in knowing the limitations of the brakes and the car. For instance, with my 64, I don't plan on jackrabbit starts and hard stops. I plan to drive the car like it was intended and what it was intended for. Simple transportation. For that purpose, the drum brakes are just fine.