Loathe of Drum Brakes

[Calabrate2]

Spent hours changing shoes and cylinders this weekend and was curious if I am alone in my hatred for the complex nonsense that is a drum brake.

[Pete]

Yup, that's why I went with 4 wheel disk on my 60's.

[CntStpTheStnk06]

jack up the rear of the vehicle and do one side at a time so you have the other one to look at.............. wrestle away........

[Bigbike]

They arent that hard.......

[Calabrate2]

After the drivers side went in, the passenger side was done in 20 minutes or so.

[Dizzaster]

If you haven't had to cut a drum off yet then I don't want to hear it.


Every vehicle I own now has disks all around. Minus the one shit box XJ that I am parting out. That doesn't count.

[CntStpTheStnk06]

If you haven't had to cut a drum off yet then I don't want to hear it.

x2 that sucks......... been there

[Schickos881]

Just did rear disc brakes on the tj... Well worth every bit.

[hippie metal]

Am I the only one here that saw this thread title and immediately said to myself, "huh? I wonder where my copy of fear and loathing is..."

[Buffalo Phil]

WAAH WAAH WAAH BLAH BLAH BLAH WAAH .

This is all I see in the OP.

[Customjob]

Just want to say that my bronco came with 4 wheel drums

[Calabrate2]

Not necessarily a “WAAH WAAH WAAH BLAH,” More of an observation and opinion.

[crosbike]

I have never had an issue with drum brakes. Cutting them off is the worst tho.

[clean4drxj]

I have never had an issue with drum brakes. Cutting them off is the worst tho.

x2 my drums(rear) have been working ok for the past 3 almost 4 years although I'm wait to do a disc upgrade.

[ninetysix-ex-jay]

I went to disc with my 44. The drum parts came in a box and all of it was a rusted conglomeration of crap that I didn't want to even bother dealing with. Its just so much easier with disc