burnout-dave

Hi there! can yanyone tell me where I can order brake parts (rear brake drums, cylinders etc.) for my 1954 ´88 ?


Thank you and best regards from Germany
Dave

redoldsman

Fusick does not have the drums but does have most of the other parts. Here is their link:

http://www.fusickautomotiveproducts....nts.asp?dept=8

You might try Kanter Automotive for the drums.

burnout-dave

OK thank you.
I knew Fusick already.
Kanter has the drums but 119 each is heavy....

jaunty75

But not out of line. It more or less comes down to, do you want them or not? There are few manufacturers/vendors of this sort of replacement part, so you usually have to take what you can find and be happy that anyone reproduces them at all.

The other thing to keep in mind is that this is not something you buy every day, every week, or even every year. Once you buy a new set of drums, they will likely last for as long as you own the car. Fifty years from now, in 2066, when they need to be replaced again, the owner then can worry about whether anyone makes new brake drums for a 100+ year old car!

joe_padavano

That would be Econ 101, supply and demand. There is no supply, so they can "demand" whatever price they want. Be careful of the Kanter brake drums. First, they are Chinesium. Second, they are actually later model drums machined to fit the early cars. Don't expect them to look like the originals. I went through this on my 67 Delta and ended up paying for NOS OEM drums. I did find out that the rear drums from a 1980s Custom Cruiser will fit my 67 Delta if I machine about 1/4" off of the lip where they otherwise rub on the backing plate. Those drums are about $20 each, not counting the machining cost. Your call.

Ozzie

Rock has some brake parts, but not what you asked about.

http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/o...rake/wheel+hub

chopolds

Back in the 90's I needed a set of drums for my 55, and only one source I could find had them, at 160$ each. But they were original replacements, not Chinese repo's or remachined ones. I'm guessing real ones are even rarer, now!