I hope you can tolerate the smell of burning rubber- - - -that brake drum is basically a heat transfer device and a stop from highway speed transfers enough heat to melt an average-sized cast iron skillet. A couple of short, heavy bungee cords would act as a damper, but they would only be good for a few stops at low speed.
Jerry



"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!