One of the aluminum drums on my Stage 1 must be slightly warped, and shudders when decelerating from highway speeds. I don't know from fin counts.....I'd be happy with a single, but will need some guidance as to which is correct. The more meat on it, the better. Thanks, Dan
I have 58 backing plates with the 2 1/2 shoes and 65 riv 45 fin drums on 40 ford spindels and 48 ford hubs with a adapter I had made for me that spaces the backing plates over the center of the shoe I know this wont help you but it proves that you can make it work I do have a set of 45 fin drums for sale they need to be turned but they should still have some life left in them $165 plus shipping pm me if you still need a set of drums
I have a set from a 69 skylark, I turned them for the first time! I was going to use them on my stock eliminator car but they dont work on steel drum backing plates and they really were'nt any lighter than the small steel drums anyway ( I was looking to reduce unsprung/rotating weight, not better braking and cooling). I will sell them for $100.00 plus shipping if anyone needs them. Thanks, Tim Hall 62 Impala SS 409-4speed (clone) :3gears: 66 GTO 389-4speed 67 Chevelle SS 396 71 GS 455 72 GS 350 72 Chevelle "SS" wagon 73 Camaro Z/28
ncrowe I'm thinking around $100.00 - for a good set from a junk yard. $50.00 a side for the assembly including spindles and hoses, but I have been wrong before...... I would like to think you're right, but I don't think you are, ...sorry. If you can find complete setups for an A body, for under $500,.. well just say that you're stealing them! I know that the prices of some of the Buick things are very high, but you must remember it's a demand thing. Hell, we're talking about stuff they haven't built in 35 years. Anyway, I sold my last two sets at the Nat's about five or six years ago and I got around $600 for one set and around $800 for the other. I could have held out for more if I had chossen to. They were very good condition though. You better find some in VERY GOOD condition if you actually plan on using them to stop your car! Don't settle for ones that are too thin or out of round. Also watch for CRACKS in the linning, very common, and VERY dangerous!! I would love it if this sport was once again an affordable one, but the facts are the facts and it's unfortunate, but if we want to play with 30-40 year old stuff, we are going to have to "pay to play". Steve
That is a common misconception, I weighed them both (a 63 fin 10 x 2 1/2 aluminum drum and 10 x 2 steel drum) and the aluminum drum is 2 pounds heavier (13 pounds to 11). Not to mention the extra weight of the wider shoes and larger diameter wheel cylinders. I also thought the aluminums would be lighter but they are very thick and have all those cooling fins and two steel balancing weights bolted to them! Hope this helps someone in the future. Thanks, Tim Hall
