Drum brakes sure do get a bad rap

[ACUDANUT]

Hey I resemble that remark. lol

[Ghoste]

Cheaper to install from an assembly standpoint too, not to mention that if one company makes it a selling "feature" and its marketed as safety, the others are obligated to follow suit.  And I never necessarily said drums were better, I just don't know that discs, especially four wheel, are as superior as some want me to believe.
I think for me if they are on my modern car, great.  If they are on my old car that's fine too but if it has drums, I'm good with that too.

[JB400]

For me though, it's more of a weight issue than a reliability issue.  It's easier to free up some rotating weight there than it is to make horsepower to turn the heavier drums.

I don't want to beat a dead horse any longer here, but it should be noted that a complete disc brake setup weighs more than a drum brake setup.

I going to assume you mean factory setups.  There are quite a few aftermarket parts available that can get static weight down below 20 lbs.  But, as I mentioned, I was talking rotating weight which is completely different.  Most of the mass on a drum brake is on the outside while discs are closer to the centerline of the whole assembly.

[6spd68]

i have 4 manual drums on my daily driven olds, they saved my life once, and a dog that ran onto the roads life another time, they do get a bit scary on the highway, but hey, a teenager with 325hp on tap managed not to have a single crash with 4 wheel drums, thats gotta count for something, only reason i wont willing install drums on a car is because i hate those stupid springs and wheel cylinders, screw it, but yeah not bad if you already have them  

Exactly, if you know how to drive with'em it's not an issue.  Personally, still taking disc over drums as I'm planning to have close to 600HP with my build by the time it's done.

i live in the gta

That makes two of us

[MrSnicks]

I have a 1969 Ford F100 that had manual drums and I upgraded to power which was a huge improvement. I'll be upgrading to the factory front disc brake setup that came on 73 and newer F100's as it's a direct bolt in.

On my 71 Charger it has power drums, but I'm removing those to install factory power discs.

I just don't like working on drum brakes and that's the bottom line for me.

Patrick