Rear break drum rear axle. How bad are they off road

[Dez]

Evening all

On me old 90 I have got a rear drum axle. I have re built the rear drums and a fellow off roader thinks I am mad doing this as he says and other they are CRAP off road. Are they that bad?

I can see a problem granted they can fill with water but they only have 15% of over all breaking as the front disks taking the 85% of over all breaking.. the surface area that a break shoe has compared to a pair of pads?

What do you think

 

[Griffdowg]

a well services rear drum brake works very very well. i done all mine on my old 90 and the difference was amazing. worth a shot for the cost of 2 cylinders and a full set of shoes compared with the price of rear calipers and pads.

G

 

[Dez]

I have been told horror story of pedal fade and pedal vanishing to the floor when the vehicle has been wading or in mud!!

 

[Trewey]

How quick can yer ban this fooker si?

 

[Sirus]

who?

 

[Trewey]

2 minute?
yer gerrin slow in yer auwld age.
or is it the pies?

 

[Sirus]

pies makes you quicker

 

[Davec]

I've been of roading for about 30 years with drums front and rear, and I wouldn't call them crap. They can need a high level of maintenance though, although it depends where you go. Hampshire mud did not mix well with them, N Wales mud does not seem to be as destructive.

 

[boydy1989]

Rear drums has never bothered me.

 

[iannotts]

Who the fook put the stars on this thread?????????

 

[nickh75]

Who the fook put the stars on this thread?????????

well it wern't fookin me

 

[nickh75]

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[iannotts]

evenin nick

 

[nickh75]

evenin nick

mornin mate


orf ta bed now am fooked




oh ****e ya can only rate it once or it would be 1 star by now

 

[Dez]

what is every ones problem?

Who do you want to ban?

Thank you all for sensible replys