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Jan 10, 2006 | 05:24 PM

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sleepy GSR

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sleepy GSR street rep is low. keep going

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Originally Posted by B6T

Yes, I'm ignorant because I don't give a about the worst automotive product ever produced... Your car sucks, set fire to it.

its funny how every thread on this forum turns into verbal battles

I LOVE TSR!!!!

Jan 10, 2006 | 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by StealthZ

funny cause ive seen many past 12sec, but ur ignorant so you probabaly wouldnt even know.

what to 60MPH

Jan 11, 2006 | 01:41 AM

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B6T

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Originally Posted by Blown_mx5

actually B6T

In certain Veichles Drum Brakes are better. Usually trucks that go off road as they are less prone to getting rock damage and other crap in them.

Also Drum brakes are lighter and in some light racing applications work well. Ie Toyota Celica GT only the GTS had 4 wheel disk. The car dominanated it's class in the Scca for a few years with DRUM brakes on the rear.

The only real flaw with drum brakes is thermal efficiencey as they heat up and do not cool down as fast Disk brakes. But for the rear in certain applications they are better as the rears only do 30% of the work

I agree with you. I don't know about them being lighter then disk brakes though. I guess that would depend on which type of drum brake and which type of disk brake you are comparing, and what the components were made out of (aluminum, cast iron, etc). I personally hate drums because of the springs, uneven pad wear, and the parking brake actuators that always seem to seize.

You forgot to mention that drum brakes have more swept area then a similar sized disk brake. :lala: