Mariposa Mike
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Going thru the brakes on my 66 Charger I found that one front drum was turned beyond legal limits (.120 thousand) of .090 thousand inch. The other front drum is turned about .020. I have pulling to the right on the better drum. It has been replaced and the other has not. So...looking to replace the bad drum to maybe eliminate the pulling issue which I was not able to do with adjustment. When looking at prices for 10" drums on line I see a great difference in price and brand selection. NAPA has a couple at $164 and $227. Checking with Rock Auto they show two much cheaper. AC Delco $35 and Raybestos $37. I have all new shoes/cylinders and brake lines so the shoes are not arced in to better fit the worn drum yet. I figure now is the time to change that drum or both front drums to make sure I have equal braking.
Can these cheaper drums be anywhere as good as the expensive ones? Interchange numbers listed are different and I do not know what the original MOPAR number is for my car. The ACDelco lists an OEM interchange for 19176960. The other has numerous numbers beginning with 0, 2 and 3.
Specs listed appear to be correct. Other than paying additional for shipping these would be much less expensive than the NAPA products but those might be made in China as well. The NAPA drums show a balance weight on the drum for the cheaper one and no weight on the $227 drum but also no country of origin.
Has anyone used the Raybestos or NAPA gold? And are the cheaper ones the way to go?
Can these cheaper drums be anywhere as good as the expensive ones? Interchange numbers listed are different and I do not know what the original MOPAR number is for my car. The ACDelco lists an OEM interchange for 19176960. The other has numerous numbers beginning with 0, 2 and 3.
Specs listed appear to be correct. Other than paying additional for shipping these would be much less expensive than the NAPA products but those might be made in China as well. The NAPA drums show a balance weight on the drum for the cheaper one and no weight on the $227 drum but also no country of origin.
Has anyone used the Raybestos or NAPA gold? And are the cheaper ones the way to go?