Picked up a 1970 GMC C3500 dump truck that needs some TLC

[wmonroe]

Nice, got to love an easy fix. It's always better having a good brake system even if you're just using I on your own land, just makes the work more relaxing.

 

[FairfaxStu]

When you really step back and think about it brakes have progressed in power as much if not more than engines. That makes perfect sense because making a vehicle that is really fast with no adequate way to slow it down is a disaster.

IMHO, drum brakes are a thing of the past wrt passenger cars and light/medium duty trucks. I would say all trucks but am woefully ignorant on what a truly large truck like an F550 uses for rear breaks.
-Stu

 

[Diamondpilot]

When you really step back and think about it brakes have progressed in power as much if not more than engines. That makes perfect sense because making a vehicle that is really fast with no adequate way to slow it down is a disaster.

IMHO, drum brakes are a thing of the past wrt passenger cars and light/medium duty trucks. I would say all trucks but am woefully ignorant on what a truly large truck like an F550 uses for rear breaks.
-Stu

I agree. I even have disc brakes on 2 of my 3 trailers. I will convert the other one next time it needs brakes.

Chris

 

[94BULLITT]

When you really step back and think about it brakes have progressed in power as much if not more than engines. That makes perfect sense because making a vehicle that is really fast with no adequate way to slow it down is a disaster.

IMHO, drum brakes are a thing of the past wrt passenger cars and light/medium duty trucks. I would say all trucks but am woefully ignorant on what a truly large truck like an F550 uses for rear breaks.
-Stu

Yeah brakes have gotten way better. A new 4x4 supercrew V8 F-150 will stop from 60-0 better than a 2001 Lightning.

I agree. I even have disc brakes on 2 of my 3 trailers. I will convert the other one next time it needs brakes.

Chris

The only problem with disks on a trailer is they will rust worse than drums if the trailer is not used frequently.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Yeah brakes have gotten way better. A new 4x4 supercrew V8 F-150 will stop from 60-0 better than a 2001 Lightning.

The only problem with disks on a trailer is they will rust worse than drums if the trailer is not used frequently.

Not in my experience. Most I have seen are E-Coated or stainless. Mine are E-Coated.

Chris

 

[JESSE1]

When you really step back and think about it brakes have progressed in power as much if not more than engines. That makes perfect sense because making a vehicle that is really fast with no adequate way to slow it down is a disaster.

IMHO, drum brakes are a thing of the past wrt passenger cars and light/medium duty trucks. I would say all trucks but am woefully ignorant on what a truly large truck like an F550 uses for rear breaks.
-Stu

The F-550 has disc brakes on the rear axle.

 

[Stimw]

Here we go again! Ford people hijacking a GM thread. How long before this one gets locked????

 

[FairfaxStu]

Here we go again! Ford people hijacking a GM thread. How long before this one gets locked????

Let it be known that I asked about the F550 as an example of what is out there. By no means am I a "Ford person" because I only own GM vehicles. On that note my Silverado 2500 HD stops pretty well with massive front and rear rotors. My Caddy CTS-V with absurdly large rotors and huge calipers stops even better as it should since it is capable of 190+. Point being that it is always good to have more brake capacity than necessary.
-Stu

 

[Gale Hawkins]

I am a Chevy guy that winds up with Ford big trucks some how. Our old 1989 F700 has OEM disc brakes on the front and drum on the rear.

 

[FairfaxStu]

I do not really care if a person buys a GM, Ford, or Dodge truck as long as they buy American made and are happy with their new truck. What does bother me is the proliferation of the Japanese trucks. The hype of the Toyota Tundra pulling the space shuttle down the road from Dulles International to the Udvar Hazy Aerospace Musuem was enough to make me vomit. I mean, come on, the size/power of the normal vehicles that escort planes as large as a 747 pales in comparision to any conventional 1.5 Ton rated truck.
-Stu