On our 62 Valiant , we installed 71 Duster Disk brakes oon the front and a Curry rear end with 10" Ford drum brakes... Stops preeeeettttty good now. Anthony www.62.Valiant.com -----Original Message----- From: Don Hudson [mailto:mopar4me@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 4:57 AM To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: bigger drum brakes I personally wouldn't drive in any kind of traffic an A (or B) Body without disc brakes. Don J. O. wrote: > > >> We frankly wouldn't drive an A-body over 40 > mph with the 9-inch drums, for reasons having nothing to do with the brakes. > The small ball-joint-to- knuckle bolts, which are loaded in shear, are known > to snap, usually at the most inopportune time. >> > > Yikes!! > > I am about to bolt on new 9" drum ball joints and this is NOT what I needed to hear. > > Jim Ozolins > '64 Valiant Deathtrap > _________________________________________________________________ > Time for vacation? WIN what you need- enter now! > http://www.gowindowslive.com/summergiveaway/?ocid=tag_jlyhm > -- > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. > > > > > ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.
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