jeff Mentzer
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I'm looking to basically rebuild the entire rear brake and when I select the rear pads, it asks me if they are 10" or 11" pads. the car has a 5.9l in here with a front drum setup for the moment...which pads do I need
1966 Satellite rear brake pads
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More than likely 10". It could be either, but the easiest way is to pull a wheel and slide the drum off and measure the inside diameter. I've done enough that I can just look. I know it's only a inch but it's fairly obvious.
I'll bet they are 10". If anyone here would like to take the bet please let me know, I could use some extra money for parts.
An FYI a 361 is really not a 5.9l.
Metric displacements started with the small block magnum engines.
Just in case their is any confusion.
An FYI a 361 is really not a 5.9l.
Metric displacements started with the small block magnum engines.
Just in case their is any confusion.
66Satellite47
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Ya, more than likely 10" SHOES. Pads are a disc brake term.
Do yourself --- do your car a favor --- do NOT get that new garbage that the Chineseum world is forced to sell....
Your car would perform / STOP far better with N.O.S.
++ Asbestos ++ brake shoes --- the softest smoooooothest braking surface known to mankind...
Just outlawed now because of the Asbestos Laws and the EPA.
Rule of thumb is : small block is 10" , big block is 11",
Best to just pull a drum and measure it's diameter, as indicated....
P.M. me if you are interested in the Quality ++ N.O.S.
++ Asbestos ++ brake shoes..... I have both 10" and 11" at this moment in time.....
Yours, Craig......
Your car would perform / STOP far better with N.O.S.
++ Asbestos ++ brake shoes --- the softest smoooooothest braking surface known to mankind...
Just outlawed now because of the Asbestos Laws and the EPA.
Rule of thumb is : small block is 10" , big block is 11",
Best to just pull a drum and measure it's diameter, as indicated....
P.M. me if you are interested in the Quality ++ N.O.S.
++ Asbestos ++ brake shoes..... I have both 10" and 11" at this moment in time.....
Yours, Craig......
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Day after Day Craig.. GREAT advise but you need to put yourself a website together!
Dadsbee,
At my age, I am just trying to not get sickened by some germ carrying coronavirus person.
We are in LOCKDOWN here in New York -- and I have to get up to UPS to get some orders out.
I have more important concerns right now, to be quite honest -- but thanks.....
Yours, Craig.....
At my age, I am just trying to not get sickened by some germ carrying coronavirus person.
We are in LOCKDOWN here in New York -- and I have to get up to UPS to get some orders out.
I have more important concerns right now, to be quite honest -- but thanks.....
Yours, Craig.....
66Satellite47
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"Back in the day" on my drum brake drag car, I used the cheapest, softest, short life, shoes. Sanded them with "boulder paper", worked great, but long life was not a goal for my drag car. It all depends on your application.
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A 'small' big block most likely had 10" drums on it. On this 5.9 engine, is the distributor at the front? If so, it's a 361.
And soft shoes generally means fade on hard stops. I ran the 'better' 11" drums on all 4 corners on my old 10.60 car and had no problem stopping hard but usually let it coast down and used the brakes easily but I knew if I had to jump on them hard, I could and this way, the drums lasted a long time. If one is easy on the brakes, the 'hard' stuff won't cut your drums down and you don't have to worry about fast fade if you ever have to 'use' them hard.
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Cranky, I agree that the cheap shoes would fade if used a couple times in succession. With adequate shut length, "soft" apply worked fine. If it was short shut down, the added grip of the soft shoe was nice. And they didn't eat up the drums. As I said I put the big 11x 3' brakes on the Coronet to start with, then switched back to 10" to save weight. My'65 Coronet 426W came with the 10" all around.
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Ran just about every Wednesday night and the weekend program for the season (which is longer here for non points stuff) and didn't measure anything beyond normal wear on the drums and the shoes looked good too. Started out with fresh turned drums and new shoes. And imo, it did help to have a line lock for the burnout too!
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Oh hell my 68 RT has 10 inch rears and original brake drums. Engine size had nothing to do with it.
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Did it come with factory disc brakes on the front? If so, that's usually the reason for 10" rears....but nothing wrong with 10" brakes on the back since the fronts do the majority of the work and is where all the weight is.
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Yes four piston disc. From experience the 11" brakes were used on larger, heavier cars or those for extreme duty service.
I never had any takers to on the 10" drums bet...
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Never had an old big car with front disc brakes but every B and E (mostly E cars) performance car I've had with front disc had 10's on the back. When I was parting cars in the mid 70's, several E body cars came in that had 11's on all 4 corners and most were 383 cars.
Pretty much the same here but every blue moon someone comes around looking for 10 inchers....I never had any takers to on the 10" drums bet...
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Why can't you call them and schedule a pick-up, you do know you can do that don't you????
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I also ran Weds nite, Sat & Sun. The cheap brake shoes seemed to stop a little quicker. This was 1974,'75 '76. I had good experience with the cheap shoes. I did make sure to get the good champher on the edges. Again length of service was not a concern of mine, just say'n.
jeff Mentzer
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thanks everyone, they were 10"
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