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| | | Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 93 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 93 | .....for the many who have converted to front disc brakes on 47-52 1/2 tons... do you feel disc brakes are a lot superior to rebuilding original brakes with new drums, new cyclinders etc.
The disc brakes look very cool, but do they work a lot better ?
les | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | Yes they work a lot better. My answer is based on my experience driving my '54 with discs and my '56 with drums. There is a very noticeable difference. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | Cletis,
do you have a booster or are you comparing two manual systems? I have heard that manual dics take more effort to do the job. | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | I have power discs on the burb and manual drums on the '56. I don't feel that has any effect on the stopping distance required, only affecting the force required to make a panic stop. | | |
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