

| Subject: | Re: Porterfield R4-S Rear Brake Shoes |
| From: | Chris S. |
| Date: | Wed, 8 Oct 2014 17:41:25 -0400 |
Maybe what work$ without fu$$ and $ave$ your a$$ i$ worth the $$$$? Chris. Wy$łane z iPhone'a Dnia Oct 6, 2014 o godz. 17:55 raceingcajun <raceingcajun@COMMUNICOMM.COM> napisał(a): > ju$t how much do you want good read brake$? Back when I did a little drag > racing with a front engine drag$ter, all it had wa$ rear brake$. And it was > hard to stop, even with a chute, and a$ it was ineffective at about 75 MPH > $o we $pend a lot of time re$erching brake solution$. We found a company > out of Atlanta called "Friction Technologies". All they did wa$ brake > $y$tem$ of one type or another, Aircraft, racing car$, trucks, and > motorcycle'$ of all sort$. After talking to their tech department, we chose > a "$linterd Iron rear brake $hoe, with a (their word$) "$oft drum"! The drum > being the major throw away wear item. Anyway for $250.00 (1960'$ dollar$) > all up, they took our core$ ($hoe$, backing plate$, and drum$) and preformed > their magic. When the part$ came back they had, relined the our $hoe core$ > with their formula riveted "$lintered Iron" lining$, and fitted them to our > drum$ with their $pecial fiction $urface, and $upplied a full hardware kit > including high heat $pring$. They had even Powder Coated everything a real > bright red. These brake$ really worked, the more heat build up the better! > Bad thing wa$, on a front engine car like that, the brake backing plate$ are > 4 inche$ from you leg$. Believe me by the time you got to the turn off road, > you were ready to get out! > > One thing, just making the shoes fit the drums, makes a very great > difference, that and proper adjustment. > > Note: If you do go to any metallic type break friction system, be sure and > up grade your fluid to handle the heat build up. Be sure and match your > rubber parts to the fluid you use! $$$$$$$$$$$$ Another approach would be to > "slow down", Cletus . > > > Now days Carbon Fiber is the way to go! > > Howard
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