>> All cars had drums when I was young. They were much less self-adjusting and much
>> more subject to misbehaving slightly as a result of minor wear. They were harder to
>> work on too.
Not so long ago either, my '71 5.7 litre Mustang Boss boasted massive unservoed drum brakes all round, seeing it could reach 100 in the time it took most cars of the day to reach 40 it was somewhat shocking to find them.
In practice they worked very well, it was only when stopping from 3 figures that things got hairy, fade set in and the whole car would be shaking, always stopped though.
I don't think discs are any better than drums, they do cool better, and for the lazy look only attitude to modern servicing are a must for front brakes.
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