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| | | | Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 125 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 125 | What are my options? Do any other years fit? Cars, trucks etc? I'm not looking to spend a ton but I'd love to know what my options are.
1964 impala ss
1949 chevy 3100
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,747 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 1,747 | Drums for the Huck brakes are expensive. Used from 47 to 50. Bendix drums are much less. Why? I don't know.
Steve H
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | The front drums actually were used on 1936-40 passenger car with straight axle and 1936-50 1/2 ton.
Rear drums were used on most 1936-48 pass and 1936-50 1/2 ton.
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Volume Steve, the old supply and demand, simple as that.
Not many Huck brake systems around any more. Many, "restorers?"
opt for later braking systems such as disk or adapt Bendix.
Isn't a week go by here where we don't hear a question along
those lines.
dg
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | You can buy new drums for the Huck style 1/2 Ton. If it were a 1 Ton, there would be no new drums available. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Add lack of for the 3/4-ton Huck drums also Fred. Found a pair
of NOS front drums still in the boxes a couple of years ago.
Had to ship them up from a 'bolter in South America. Was real
worried about them getting lost in the mail coming all the way
from down there. The shipping and wait were at the long end but
all turned out fine. Some times it just takes extra effort to
dig them out of their hiding places.
dg
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | Denny,
I know that drums for the 3/4 are not available new either. I think some years back the truck vendors were selling 3/4 Huck style drums for either the front or the back, I can't remember. | | |
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