South Carolina BS thread under new MANAGEMENT and lives in SC

I drove from Raleigh to Charlotte after adjusting my drums, smelled hot brakes but didn't think much of it, the next day the passenger drum was locked to the shoes. No warping or noises after freeing it up and replacing melted wheel seal. I know it's only one instance

 

No smells here. I shot each drum with the laser after a drive home today and they were both the same temperature and well under a concerning number. New drums were put on less than a year ago, so wondering if it was warped out of the box, and just now has worn down enough of the brake shoe to make the noticable noise.

 

Swap sides?

 

If the shoes aren't worn all funky, thats a good test. Hoping i can just see clear evidence when I pull the drum.

 

if it was a warped rotor. You would have some braking vibration, especially in your seat area. You would feel it the most could be a bad wheel bearing

 

So the spurlock reccomennded course of action would be to replace rhe bearings and seals, and just inspect the brakes as I tear it all down?

 

Yea Yeah

 

Well dammit Adam, you left me unsupervised for a few hours and I went downhill fast. Within the next week I have new axle shafts for both sides all new bearings and seals, a rear disc brake kit and dual hydraulic hand brakes showing up.

 

shit fo all that I would have went with an East Coast gear supply Dana 60 drop in and just fabbed up new links for the rear .

Still need to get up with you on making those rear bumper hoops for the side

 

when i get a new axle, I really want to put a Camburg in it, and i wasn't ready to drop 15 grand on that at the moment....

 

Damn yea I don't blame you on that. I know the one that I've been looking at from East Coast gear supply with it fully built Dana 60 ready to go in it's right at $5600

 

Yeah, I did their calculator out of curiosity. $5500-8000 'for the 60, and $8000-9000 for the Dana 80. Downside is I'd still have to molest either of those adding my bracketry

Awesome option for a more stock geometry truck.

 

Yeah

 

Anyone looking for fj cruiser t case for their tacoma? I've got one, in excellent condition, shifter, shifter boot, rubber boot and metal plate. Bought it awhile back to swap into my tacoma, but I no longer have the tacoma. The fj had 107k miles

 

Maybe. i'll have to see what kind of room I'm left with after these hydraulic handbrakes go in.

 

Ok..just let me know. $500