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rich29
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Body Type: grain
Model Year: 1929
Location: Pittsburgh,PA

Cast drums

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Can anyone tell me if there is an advantage to cast brake drums? Can I run 2 cast in the rear and 2 steels in the frt?
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Chris Haynes
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Model Year: 1930
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Re: Cast drums

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Cast drums don't expand under pressure as bad as pressed drums. You can use hard brake shoe material on cast drums.
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rich29
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Re: Cast drums

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Thanks for the reply Chris!
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