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Originally Posted by sixTsix
ok fella's im kind of stuck in a delima in my head. undecided on which route I want to go here. so im wanting to get some opinions here.
so here we go, my truck needs major attention in the brakes department, amongst other areas as well ...lol ..gotta be able to stop if I plan on going . right ? right. so my goal originally was to by fall ...to have the front end ripped down to rebuild. well I cant decide to go disc or not. I know I really like to do a correct drop (dropped spindles and coils) instead of cut coils. I know a good conversion is really the best way to go. and if I go this way ...it will be a kit ...whether it be Cpp's or ECE's ...it will be all new ...not some salvage yard rebuild. just cant do that I know theres nothing wrong with going the salvage yard route ... would rather have all new parts.
anyhow .. there is a part of me that really wants to keep it period correct and keep the drums and make them power assist. where the delima lies is im ready to wrench now and knock it out ....I can knock the power drums out now ...a kit have to put together a little more money to buy the kit I want.
I also own a 69 impala custom 2 door hardtop with power drums ...I know drums will stop great when operating properly. im just torn.
something I haven't even looked into yet ..are there even drop spindles for drum ? I think I know my answer, (no) ,there hahaha
I also at some point plan on building a decently hot motor for it so im leaning to the conversion for that reason ...and the drop spindles coils ect ...the purest in me wants to keep the drums ...either way im keeping 6 lug I know that. I don't care about wheel options ...steelies just fine for me ...6 lug came on the truck ..that's what im staying with.
so what do you guys think? think you can help a "head case" like me?? hahaha
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Please, dear god use a capitol letter or a line break once in a while....that mass of text is a headache.
Drums stopping great is a fun story, but denial always happens before acceptance and then recovery.
Its part of the twelve step automotive rebuild process. After that comes making amends with all the cars you've hurt in the past.....
We had the same car, 4 wheel drum impala, pro built...beautiful car....couldn't stop without feeling like a damn shopping cart on a train track. Of ALL the things that have changed in cars, disc brakes have pretty much no equal. Even a manual disc brake....nothing more than a hydraulic piston pushing on a friction material....is better than drums. Its the one rare time when new technology is actually simpler than its predecessor. If you insist on the "must buy a kit" mentality, then go ahead and keep 6-lug but at least go disc......
OR
you can get a 70's front crossmember OR just the A-arm setup OR the spindle setups as are ALL listed in the stickies. Any of these options would be no more costly, and afford you disc brakes, easier to find replacement parts, the option to change over to power steering, and *cough* 5-lug*