Re: A lot about brakes
I like finned drums. More mass + fins = better heat dissipation.
My 69 C10's axles have been re-drilled for 5-on-5, along with turned-down locators to fit 71-72 drums. I used to hear that re-drilled axles were unsafe, but mine were professionally done on a CNC machine in the mid 1990s, and still look great.
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Mike
1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes.
1982 C10 SWB -- sold
1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it!
1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming.
Retired as a factory automation products salesman.
Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop.
Member here for 23 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!
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