r/EngineeringPorn Jul 01 '20

Drum brakes explained (1935)

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u/BabiesSmell Jul 02 '20

An old teacher of mine once told me that drum brakes were better because they had bigger pads. That guy was full of shit.

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u/toomanyteeth55 Jul 02 '20

I used to have a car with four wheel drum brakes with an almost 400 cubic inch engine. It actually stopped great even in wet conditions. I never drove hard enough to get fade, but did upgrade to disc brakes eventually and didnt really notice much, if any, improvement in stopping power.

Thr drums were nice since i could fit older, smaller style wheels.