Drum brakes aren't the pinnacle of technology, but ya gotta admit they sure do look good on a traditional-style hot rod. I've run front drums on the majority of the cars and trucks I've built over the ...

We have to give the tried and proven drum brake a lot of credit, as it has gotten the job done since its creation more than a century ago. The downside to drum brakes, however, is simple to understand ...

One of our good friends has a '68 Mustang coupe that he's been driving using the original-equipment four-wheel drum brakes. While the drums were standard equipment for their day, front-disc brakes ...

Old drum brakes are just that-old. They will work just fine on the back but could be very unreliable if not adjusted regularly and correctly. I'm not saying you're setting yourself up for disaster but ...

It’s long been common practice for fans of muscle-era cars to upgrade the four-wheel drum brakes, typical of that period, to front discs. For years, doing so required sourcing parts from donor ...

Gunite’s dual-step piloted brake drum is said to make for easy, quick, and accurate installation during routine wheel-end maintenance. The patented bi-level piloting system uses the hub’s wheel pilot ...

Though a decade ago it was far from the case, nowadays, the likelihood for a technician to work on a newer truck with air disc brakes (ADBs) is about the same as one with drum brakes. “Almost half of ...