#27485, "RE: Drum brake discussion inside. (relating to fronts warping?)" In response to In response to 10
Originally posted by CarbonFiberRST
Originally posted by thedawg Also- Rear drums to rear discs on our cars is NOT an upgrade.
Just curious why you say this? When I switched to rear discs I could feel an improvement in braking. The car stopped with noticeably less pedal travel... maybe it was just because I had air in the lines before and never new it though...
The major advantage of disc brakes over drum brakes is that disc brakes dissipate heat much, much better. drum brakes actually release faster, so I suppose with ABS in a car with drum brakes and another with equivalent disc brakes, the drum brakes car will remain more controllable under braking with less skidding happening. However, drum brakes really soak up heat and thus are terrible in any kind of high performance application. And just off the top of my head, I haven't really researched this, but since your average disc brake caliper is much further from the centerline of the axle then your average drum brake shoe, disc brakes potentially can exert more braking force with the same effort because of the additional leverage. I'm not entirely sure about that, though.
