Upgrading my drum brakes
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Upgrading my drum brakes
I have an '86 Firebird and am putting in a big block and consequently want to upgrade my brakes. I don't have the money to convert the rear to disc brakes, but I remembered a Car Craft article a while back that talked about upgrading drum brakes. The problem is I've lost that magazine, so does anyone know what I'm talking about? Any ideas on how to upgrade mine? Thanks for the help!
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Car: 1991 S10 pickup 2700lbs
Engine: 4.3L Z TBI
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.08 7.625"
i wanna know this too, as i see no way of being able to do this without welding on older 4 bolt style brake backing plates....
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Car: 86 LG4 & 92 TBI Firebird
Engine: The Mighty 305!
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42
I believe what they did was buy 2 sets of shoes and used only the larger size shoes for both the primary and seconday shoes.
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