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72swbcamo · 01-28-2006, 10:29 PM

I bought the heavy duty brake upgrade from ECE. I thought it was a little pricey but you get everything brand new. It would be a lot more work to find a rear with the bigger brakes and have to disassemble them, clean and replace all the worn parts. So it may be woth it. Those larger finned drums don't come cheap. I'm glad to hear that there was a noticeable difference in the braking performance. I guess the it will all be worth it.

01-28-2006, 10:29 PM	#4
72swbcamo Active Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Waterbury, CT Posts: 590	Re: Heavy Duty rear drum brakes for 1/2 tons... FYI I bought the heavy duty brake upgrade from ECE. I thought it was a little pricey but you get everything brand new. It would be a lot more work to find a rear with the bigger brakes and have to disassemble them, clean and replace all the worn parts. So it may be woth it. Those larger finned drums don't come cheap. I'm glad to hear that there was a noticeable difference in the braking performance. I guess the it will all be worth it.