Really messed me up putting 1957 wheels on my 55. They are 14" and when I tightened the lugs it compressed the drums out of round . Wanting to run the 14" I relieved the inside of the rims so the drums returned to round .
@@HotRodReverendno they are not, the rear drum brakes don’t have the excenter. I have the problem on a T-Bird 1955 that the rear drum brakes are uneven breaking, so the right side has like 1kN less breaking force even if the shoes touch the drum and u can feel resistance te force is still lower than on the other… I don’t understand that, maybe you have an Idea.
Really messed me up putting 1957 wheels on my 55. They are 14" and when I tightened the lugs it compressed the drums out of round . Wanting to run the 14" I relieved the inside of the rims so the drums returned to round .
Wow - that is good information to know. A lot of people these days just swap parts and don’t think much about it.
Why would the 14" wheels cause this?
Would this be the same procedure for the rear drum brakes?
The only thing to add would be adjusting the parking/emergency brakes as well. Front and rear are pretty much the same.
@@HotRodReverendno they are not, the rear drum brakes don’t have the excenter.
I have the problem on a T-Bird 1955 that the rear drum brakes are uneven breaking, so the right side has like 1kN less breaking force even if the shoes touch the drum and u can feel resistance te force is still lower than on the other…
I don’t understand that, maybe you have an Idea.
How was the test drive after the adjustment?
the tracking issue went away and we had straight line braking at any speed... worked like a charm.