Hydro handbrake with drums.

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s1oww
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Hydro handbrake with drums.

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More questions :)

Have any of you run a hydro handbrake off drums? Do they lock fine and hold up well?

I've only run hydros on discs, I see no point in changing the rear drums on the e21 as they work just fine as brakes.


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Re: Hydro handbrake with drums.

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323's have disc brake rears.
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Re: Hydro handbrake with drums.

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Hydro drums work fine, pretty common on older rally cars, it just the e21 droms need adustingg to accoutn for wear (unlike modern cars) and thye adjusters sieze a lot.

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try not to rip the shoes from the backing though! :)
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