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Re: Stopping My 1959 STOCK Chevy 3100 Truck 59rebuild #1411618 05/27/2021 8:17 PM
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 Snohomish,WA,USA P Pre '68 Dave 'Bolter
Pre '68 Dave 'Bolter P Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 Snohomish,WA,USA	Stopping power with drum brakes has everything to do with the shoes matching the contour of the drums. If the drums have been turned and the shoes have not been arced to match, you will have poor braking power. See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog

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Stopping My 1959 STOCK Chevy 3100 Truck	59rebuild	05/27/2021 6:11 PM
Re: Stopping My 1959 STOCK Chevy 3100 Truck	JW51	05/27/2021 7:11 PM
Re: Stopping My 1959 STOCK Chevy 3100 Truck	bartamos	05/27/2021 7:44 PM
Re: Stopping My 1959 STOCK Chevy 3100 Truck	Pre '68 Dave	05/27/2021 8:17 PM
Re: Stopping My 1959 STOCK Chevy 3100 Truck	Roy Rodgers	05/28/2021 3:30 AM
Re: Stopping My 1959 STOCK Chevy 3100 Truck	rfs56trk	05/28/2021 2:56 PM
Re: Stopping My 1959 STOCK Chevy 3100 Truck	Hotrod Lincoln	05/28/2021 5:10 PM
Re: Stopping My 1959 STOCK Chevy 3100 Truck	59rebuild	05/28/2021 10:56 PM
Re: Stopping My 1959 STOCK Chevy 3100 Truck	Jon G	05/28/2021 11:13 PM
Re: Stopping My 1959 STOCK Chevy 3100 Truck	59rebuild	05/29/2021 9:18 PM
Re: Stopping My 1959 STOCK Chevy 3100 Truck	Hotrod Lincoln	05/29/2021 3:07 AM
Re: Stopping My 1959 STOCK Chevy 3100 Truck	59rebuild	05/29/2021 9:20 PM
Re: Stopping My 1959 STOCK Chevy 3100 Truck	59rebuild	05/29/2021 9:21 PM
Re: Stopping My 1959 STOCK Chevy 3100 Truck	buoymaker	05/30/2021 12:16 AM
Re: Stopping My 1959 STOCK Chevy 3100 Truck	Hotrod Lincoln	05/30/2021 5:31 PM

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