Ambassador brakes revisisted

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I did a little more looking at the brake drums off of the Drum brake car the other day.
It seems that it may be possible to put the front Ambassador drums onto the rear and change to the 2 1/2" brake shoes! The stock rear shoes are 1 3/4". I think that the most that may be required is to possible add a shim behind the backing plate to move it out 1/8" or so.
  I haven't had time to pursue this farther and all my comparisons so far have been based on looking at the drums alone. This may be good information to get out there, if it actually works. As far as I can tell none of the main line parts places carry rear drums for these cars any longer.
  While we are doing the brake thing. My S-10 has 45,000 miles on it and the rotors have all been turned once at 35,000. They began to warp again at 41,000 and it has progressed to the point of thumping the brake pedal at 20 mph. I figure it is time for new rotors. Since I tow a boat over hilly terrain I'm considering going to drilled and slotted rotors and ceramic pads,Trusk has four wheel discs, but is this a good investment???? What brand of pads would anyone recomend? I'm confused by all the hype!
Mark Price
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Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
65 Ambassador 990H flood victim parts car!
01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4