Braking: Power - assisted front discs and
rear drums worked fine, but took a heavy foot for quick stops from speeds of 45 mph or so.
Not exact matches
Drum brakes are cheaper to manufacture than disc brakes, because there are fewer moving parts and because in the
rear the parking brake (which often
works by a
drum - and - shoe mechanism even on four - wheel - disc - equipped cars) can share a
drum with the «regular» brakes.
A few weeks ago I heard a horrible sound when driving my 2000 Ford Ranger (V6, 4.0 L, front disc
rear drum) into
work and when I parked my truck, I touched the left
rear wheel and found that it was scaldingly hot.
Despite the lighter components, the car still weighs just over 3,000 pounds, so some stopping power was added in the form of four - piston, 12 - inch Wilwood disc brakes with race pads in the front, while the
rear retained the original 10 1/2»
drums all being
worked by a manual dual pot master cylinder.
Although the anti-lock system
works smoothly, the front disc /
rear drum brakes don't inspire confidence in hard braking.
302 V8 (less than 100 miles on rebuilt), 3 speed manual transmission (on the floor), power steering, front disc brakes —
rear drum brakes, AM radio with 8 track (not
working), bucket seats with center console, original leather interior, tinted glass, dual Flowmaster exhaust, stock wheels with correct hubcaps, RWD, spare tire, tire iron and jack, and owner's manual.
Even though the front disc /
rear drum anti-lock brakes
worked well, I feel
rear discs and a sportier suspension system should be made optional on this car.
We're
working with a small - block ’68 Camaro sporting power front disc brakes with
rear drums as a chaser and a bone stock suspension.
As far as the braking is concerned, its front wheels have been fitted with disc brakes and the
rear ones have
drum brakes, which
work efficiently in all weather conditions.
This 1979 Ford Ranchero comes equipped with — 351 V8, automatic transmission, power steering, power disc brakes —
rear drum brakes, power windows, A / C (not
working), AM / FM radio with cassette player, bench seat with fold down arm rest, single exhaust, stock wheels with beauty rings and covers, new
rear tires, shocks and calipers.
This 1974 Chevrolet C - 10 Pickup has a automatic transmission (Rebuilt), 350 V8 engine (rebuilt), matching number truck, power steering, power brakes (new) front disc
drum rear, new master cylinder, new oversized A / C & heat unit, new duct
work, new battery, new fuel pump, new dash airflow vents, new vinyl beach seat, new carpet, new dash speakers, new dash pad, some new gauges & dash bezel, new
rear mail seal, new transmission seals, mount & modulator, new paint, sliding
rear window, 5 new tires on stock wheels, new dual exhaust, and this is a three owner vehicle.
The power front disc /
rear drum brakes
work well, but you really have to press the pedal hard to engage the anti-lock system.
Rear drum brakes and locked transmission compartment make those jobs a little bit more difficult to
work on personally.
The power front disc /
rear drum anti-lock brakes
worked well.
This 1951 Studebaker Champion Starlight Coupe comes equipped with — 170 straight 6 85hp, 3 speed manual transmission with overdrive, column mounted gearshift, original 6 volt system,
drum brakes, AM radio (not
working), original 3 spoke steering wheel, bench seat, cloth interior, single exhaust, steel wheels with covers, white wall tires, fender skirts, ooga horn,
rear seat has storage compartments, wrap around
rear window, and floor starter.