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Tue Jul 28, 2015 11:33 am

I have drums all the way around my bus 1968 kombi my question is do they sell new drum kits for the bus? or is there a fair price alternative to switch to disc brakes. The ones I've seen are crazy high prices..if u have some links to share with me for brakes --mine are shot so I need a alternative

thanks in advance jd

Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:11 pm

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Disc Brake Conversions

Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:23 pm

I don't think you need discs unless you have a suby motor in the back. My 69 stops great with a well tuned drum brake system.

Tue Jul 28, 2015 2:43 pm

JD, where are you located? You might consider putting your location in your profile for times like this...

I invite all disc brake speculators to come drive my early bay with 46-year-old drums all the way around. Several non-believers have tasted my steering wheel when performing a panic stop.

How do you KNOW yours are shot? "Brakes" is a system, not a part. So your "brakes" aren't shot. Are your drums warped? Pads soaked or worn? Cylinders leaking?

Robbie

Tue Jul 28, 2015 4:18 pm

You don't need discs, that's established and there is no debate to it past this point.

But discs are nice to have.

Did you measure your drums? You can get them turned sometimes and they'll be almost good as new.

Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:13 pm

asiab3 wrote: I invite all disc brake speculators to come drive my early bay with four-wheel discs and 46-year-old drums all the way around.

You have disc and drum brakes?

Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:52 pm

Brian wrote: You can get them turned sometimes and they'll be almost good as new.
Better than new, unless you have a source for new that doesn't involve China or Brazil, turn the drums only if absolutely neccessary and then only the minimum amount to restore roundness, one more item that doesn't translate well into a foreign language that's not German.

X3 on the nothing wrong with 4 wheel drums, when in good repair and properly adjusted there's no difference from disc brakes, save what you have and replace only what you really have to.

Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:55 pm

chabanais wrote: asiab3 wrote: I invite all disc brake speculators to come drive my early bay with 46-year-old drums all the way around.

You have disc and drum brakes?

Corrected… Too much glue sniffing at work I suppose… :lol:

Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:05 pm

I run 4 drums in the mountains of Colorado with no issues. I keep them well tuned and adjust them every 1500 miles or so. The adjustment takes me 20 minutes.