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Old 01-26-2019, 11:06 PM   #5
Stocker
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Re: Drum drum drum......brakes lol

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Originally Posted by saxart View Post
Drum brakes stop fine, they just heat up during repeated usage. For me they work perfectly fine, were easy to install, and dirt cheap to rebuild, so I decided to keep the drums with no regrets.
When drum brakes get wet, such as driving through a puddle when it's raining (not always avoidable) they don't work nearly as well. When just one side gets wet, the dry side tends to grab and pull you to that side. If you need to hit the brakes suddenly under such conditions it can get a bit dicey in a hurry.

I know, we used drum brakes for decades and survived, but there are real reasons I prefer discs. To each his own.
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