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RANDY COX · 09-30-2007, 02:58 PM

I had to really get on my brakes hard the other day and now it felt kinda funny,so I pulled the drum and it is Cracked and the shoe is in pieces,Question is will a 2 wheel drive work,

this is on a 4x4 on the front,are the drums the same as on a 2x2.Thanks Randy.

mvfd70 · 09-30-2007, 03:50 PM

Well i just looked in an LMC catalog and they show different part numbers for a front 4x4 drum and front 2x4 drum. http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cb/0144.asp

RANDY COX · 09-30-2007, 04:47 PM

I thought it would be different.Thanks Randy

RANDY COX · 01-15-2008, 05:24 AM

UPDATE This might be some good info,Good ole AUTOZONE had a brand new one for 24.99 but it was listed for the back.I looked at it and it looked the same,so I purchased it and it WORKED ON THE FRONT.Been running it for a few months now and no problems,I was about to pay 35.00 for one at a junkyard that had been sitting for a long time.I never would have thought I could got a new for that price.Thanks Randy.

Sweet72 · 01-15-2008, 05:34 AM

Yea those Autozone cheapies are made in China and cannot be turned. Don't know why they make 'em that way. Seems wasteful, but I guess they just want to sell more disposable crap, and that eliminates the need to hire another kid in the shop to turn drums and rotors, but that's another story.

'68 C-20 · 01-15-2008, 05:43 AM

Yah, buy from Autozone and send a job overseas!,, but they sure were handy when my Daughters 99 Saturn got hit and run. They hit the rear wheel and bent the rim and rear strut. The strut only cost $49.00 from Autozone! Took me less than an hour to put it in, I guess they all have their place, NAPA wanted 150.00 for the same strut. (actually the exact same part number) A Garage quoted her 250.00 to install it.

Longhorn Man · 01-15-2008, 05:57 AM

if you want new drums, then you have no choice on where they are built. If I am not mistaken, that is the ONLY drum being made. Notice there is no lip for the drum spring, and no hole to adjust the brakes.

Sweet72 · 01-15-2008, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

if you want new drums, then you have no choice on where they are built. If I am not mistaken, that is the ONLY drum being made. Notice there is no lip for the drum spring, and no hole to adjust the brakes.

Adjuster hole is in the backing plate. I remember you talking about the springs a while back Andy, what an interesting subject that was. I think the consensus was that the spring around the circumference was there to reduce noise right? So no-one here in the US makes our drums/rotors anymore?

Longhorn Man · 01-15-2008, 06:27 AM

I never messed with 4X4s, but on the 2 wheel drive trucks, 1/2 ton, the hole was in the drum.
And yeah, as far as I know, that cheap disposable $25 drum is the only one made.

BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 · 01-15-2008, 07:07 AM

Yeah just about all of the brake drums are made in China, It doesn't matter where you get them anymore.

Sequoyah · 01-15-2008, 01:44 PM

I bought some new drums a couple of months ago that were made in Canada (purchased from NAPA)

09-30-2007, 02:58 PM	#1
RANDY COX Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: RADFORD, VA Posts: 2,651	Brake drums I had to really get on my brakes hard the other day and now it felt kinda funny,so I pulled the drum and it is Cracked and the shoe is in pieces,Question is will a 2 wheel drive work, this is on a 4x4 on the front,are the drums the same as on a 2x2.Thanks Randy. __________________ 1964 BBC 402 4x4

09-30-2007, 03:50 PM	#2
mvfd70 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Opdyke, IL Posts: 775	Re: Brake drums Well i just looked in an LMC catalog and they show different part numbers for a front 4x4 drum and front 2x4 drum. http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cb/0144.asp __________________ 1978 Chevrolet Silverado 3/4 ton 400 small block. 2000 F-250 Powerstroke 2002 GMC Yukon Denali XL

09-30-2007, 04:47 PM	#3
RANDY COX Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: RADFORD, VA Posts: 2,651	Re: Brake drums I thought it would be different.Thanks Randy __________________ 1964 BBC 402 4x4

01-15-2008, 05:24 AM	#4
RANDY COX Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: RADFORD, VA Posts: 2,651	Re: Brake drums UPDATE This might be some good info,Good ole AUTOZONE had a brand new one for 24.99 but it was listed for the back.I looked at it and it looked the same,so I purchased it and it WORKED ON THE FRONT.Been running it for a few months now and no problems,I was about to pay 35.00 for one at a junkyard that had been sitting for a long time.I never would have thought I could got a new for that price.Thanks Randy. __________________ 1964 BBC 402 4x4

01-15-2008, 05:34 AM	#5
Sweet72 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alexandria, VA Posts: 1,534	Re: Brake drums Yea those Autozone cheapies are made in China and cannot be turned. Don't know why they make 'em that way. Seems wasteful, but I guess they just want to sell more disposable crap, and that eliminates the need to hire another kid in the shop to turn drums and rotors, but that's another story. __________________ '72 GMC SWB C1500 Custom, frame-off in progress. 383 SBC, 9:1CR, Comp Cams XE262H, Scat internal balanced crank, Eagle SIR 6" rods, Keith Black dish pistons, Dart Iron Eagle 72/180 heads, Weiand Stealth intake, Stewart stage I water pump, Holley 4bbl vac sec, TH350 with B&M Shift Improver Kit. 12 bolt positraction.

01-15-2008, 05:43 AM	#6
'68 C-20 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dansville, NY Posts: 248	Re: Brake drums Yah, buy from Autozone and send a job overseas!,, but they sure were handy when my Daughters 99 Saturn got hit and run. They hit the rear wheel and bent the rim and rear strut. The strut only cost $49.00 from Autozone! Took me less than an hour to put it in, I guess they all have their place, NAPA wanted 150.00 for the same strut. (actually the exact same part number) A Garage quoted her 250.00 to install it. __________________ DIY body and paint work is cheap, making it look good... priceless -------------------------------------------- My Toys; ’26 Ford Model T ‘72 Triumph Spitfire 1500 '09 "The Briggs Flyer" Gettin' High.

01-15-2008, 05:57 AM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: Brake drums if you want new drums, then you have no choice on where they are built. If I am not mistaken, that is the ONLY drum being made. Notice there is no lip for the drum spring, and no hole to adjust the brakes.

01-15-2008, 06:27 AM	#9
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: Brake drums I never messed with 4X4s, but on the 2 wheel drive trucks, 1/2 ton, the hole was in the drum. And yeah, as far as I know, that cheap disposable $25 drum is the only one made.

01-15-2008, 07:07 AM	#10
BLACK AND BLUE 67-72 Firefighter Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Yellville, Ar, USA Posts: 1,943	Re: Brake drums Yeah just about all of the brake drums are made in China, It doesn't matter where you get them anymore. __________________ '72 Chevy SWB 350 Auto '67 GMC LWB 350 4 speed '70 Chevy 4x4 Stepside 350 Auto Yellville, Ar. USA

01-15-2008, 01:44 PM	#11
Sequoyah so easy a caveman can do it... Join Date: May 2006 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 419	Re: Brake drums I bought some new drums a couple of months ago that were made in Canada (purchased from NAPA) __________________ My build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=242380



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