Rear drums

stevie_a · Postby **stevie_a** » 05 Dec 2009 20:09

After replacing the front discs with EBC

and it making a big difference

I was wondering can you get such a thing as up graded drums

i.e grooved and drilled or similar

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Reddragon · Postby **Reddragon** » 05 Dec 2009 21:15

Steve

Why would you want drilled or groved drums?

In my opinion that would let to much road debris in. If you want, if I am not mistaken, the Alumninum drums that fit a Tr6 or 240Z are the same size. You would just have to hsve the wheel stud holes and center hole resized for the Tr7.

Steve

I understood that you wanted to up grade to something different, just did not understand your statement of drill and groove. As Bean stated this is what I had in mind for a bling look if you wanted something different.

http://www.zeni.net/trf/webcatalog/specials6.23/38.php

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gaz · Postby **gaz** » 05 Dec 2009 21:18

or.......
go the whole hog, S&S do rear disk conversion

http://www.ss-preparations.co.uk/images ... 4%20(Small).JPG

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gaz · Postby **gaz** » 05 Dec 2009 21:22

ok link didn't work but they can be found on there website

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stevie_a · Postby **stevie_a** » 05 Dec 2009 21:36

No I don't want to groove or dill my drums

Just wondered if there was an option to up grade the drums

You can do the the front why not the back

do you see what i mean

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Beans · Postby **Beans** » 05 Dec 2009 22:30

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by stevie_a

... You can do the the front why not the back ... do you see what i mean <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
You could try to find some alloy finned drums if you really want to. But an upgrade of the (rear) drums is quite unnecessary as long as you donâ€™t do anything to the front/rear brake bias. You might buy some brakes shoes with better friction material.

And if you are going to change the brake bias, it is better to change to discs i.m.h.o.

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PeterTR7V8 · Postby **PeterTR7V8** » 06 Dec 2009 05:54

You can get bigger slave cylinders for the rear drums. They will apply more pressure on the shoes but before you do that you might want to substitute the factory proportioning valve with an adjustable valve which will have the same effect up to a point.

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Hasbeen · Postby **Hasbeen** » 06 Dec 2009 09:16

I fitted rear discs as part of upgrading the rear end to a stronger
diff, with a propper SLD.

It made absolutely no difference to the braking, in hard public road
driving.

See my photos for a pic of them.

Hasbeen

stevie_a · Postby **stevie_a** » 06 Dec 2009 09:17

jclay mats were in the car when I got it [;)]

Peter I already have the 4 speed cylinders on the back

This was just somthing that crossed my mind I think going to rear

discs is a bit to extreme for me..

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stevie_a · Postby **stevie_a** » 06 Dec 2009 17:52

jclay sorry I don't get what you mean

I wasn't talking bling

Or am i missing somthing?

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stevie_a · Postby **stevie_a** » 06 Dec 2009 18:14

I did see what had happened...

Deleted post and that...

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FI Spyder · Postby **FI Spyder** » 06 Dec 2009 18:35

Most braking is done by front brakes so as Hasbeen says upgrading rear brakes would make little difference especially considering the high cost of conversion to discs. Unless your racing it where cost is secondary (or tertiary). In my case the rears lock up slightly before the fronts so I would want less rather than more braking there. (Stock tire sizes and mechanicals).

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