Re: [Amc-list] 10 inch drums

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Sorry, but no.
The shinier the surface, the more of it is in contact with the drum, the more cantact area, the more stopping power.
Kind of why they use slicks.
   If  you want to test this, have a drum rough cut and leave one polished smooth. Then watch out when you stop it! It will pull to the smooth side everytime if all else is equal.
   
  No, I'm not trying to sell you the plates.
That's a decision you need to make on your own.
  I'll likely put them in the shed till the next cleanup at least.

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
" I was different before people dared to be different" 

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Jay" <jciampi@xxxxxxxx>
> I am almost having second thoughts about changing drum size on the front of 
> my 66 American.  I believe the Classic and Ambassador 6 cylinder cars used 
> Bendix brakes...correct?  If I used Bendix backing plates from a Classic 6, 
> I cold use some really nice brake shoes I have already along with Bendix 
> wheel cylinders and hardware. The Bendix shoes seem to have a better shoe 
> material on them than my Wagner's do.  The Wagner's are fairly slick and 
> shiny. Maybe that's why it takes so much leg pressure to stop this car 
> easily. If I really push hard on the brake pedal, the car stops RIGHT NOW! 
> The more I think about it, that is most likely my problem. Slick linings.
> 
> Jay 
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