Re: [Chrysler300] Re:300H Front Brakes

["JoeyPilot" <Joeypilot@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think correct shoe adjustment is more crucial than the diameter of the 
drum. Of course, only to the drum's design limits.


Joe Schmitt

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxxxxx>
To: "Intl 300" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 2:15 PM
Subject: [Chrysler300] Re:300H Front Brakes


> The amount of material that can be removed from any given brake drum is 
> specified by the manufacturer's engineers who created them.  Thus the 
> amount varies.  Don't think I would ever want to risk going beyond the 
> recommendation.
> I'm thinking it was very late '60s, maybe early '70s that they started 
> showing the maximum cut on the edge of the drums.  Always looked like it 
> was cast in rather than stamped to me.  Replacement drums for our cars 
> thus also had this.
> I'm of the school that says equal drum diameters are critical to equal 
> stopping pull from each side.  Especially on sensitive Chrysler 
> "Center-Plane" brakes.  Probably not as critical on rears but I want them 
> equal on my steering axle.
>
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