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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 02:53 PM
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Rear drum brakes on an IROC???

My buddy has an 88 IROC with rear drum brakes. Is this a common thing? I figured most of these cars, especially on an IROC, would be 4 wheel disk brakes. Just wondering.
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 03:31 PM
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Re: Rear drum brakes on an IROC???

Originally Posted by 5.7NSIDE
My buddy has an 88 IROC with rear drum brakes. Is this a common thing?
Yes, fairly common.

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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 03:53 PM
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Re: Rear drum brakes on an IROC???

They were a option on 305 TPI IROC models. They were a required option on 350TPI cars
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 05:45 PM
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Re: Rear drum brakes on an IROC???

I had an 85 LG4 Iroc with rear disc.....so they were available on carbed models to
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