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Old 02-03-2024, 10:47 AM   #17
raggedjim
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Re: A lot about brakes

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Originally Posted by MikeB View Post
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.
Mike, I had a set done years ago. The first step was to plug the old holes, if you don't do that the holes are so close together you lose some strength. I never had a problem with mine.

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