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How do your mechanical brakes work after the 3rd or 4th stop light at 40-45mph? I have had my car for 4 years now. In the past I was happy with the brakes if I used my head But this year I have a little more power and a lighted flywheel and my brakes suck not bad on the flat stops but a big down hill with that bumb ass stop light at the bottom they suck big time. I hate to change the look of my car but I am thinking of going with juice brakes
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Drum brakes=FADE on repeated use. Many wrecked (Mustangs, 442's, 409's) cars got that way when all of the money went into the the engine and none into the brakes.
Drop a 2 HP motor on your 10 Speed, and your caliper brakes won't last very long.
Ted's might help if the shoes/drums are in excellent condition. I can hold my car with the brakes at higher engine speed than I could before conversion.
That doesn't mean you won't have fading, but you can put more force into the brake rods/cranks/pins and hence the shoes with less leg force.