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Originally Posted by wmws
My vote is don't do it. Mechanical brakes PROPERLY RESTORED will stop the car just as quick as hydraulic. The skinny tires are the limiting factor. Hydraulics won't help that.
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I also agree!!!
I highly recomend using the original woven linings. The replacement molded linings are way too hard and have less coefficient of friction and you have to push a lot harder to get the same stopping force. The woven linings are softer with as higher coefficient of friction and will stop a lot better with less pedal effort.
Also, as previously stated, everything must be properly restored with the shoes arced to the drums and centered on the backing plates and the brakes adjusted correctly.
I think it is a lot less work to correctly restore the mechanical brakes than convert to hydraulics and the end result will be better.
My experience and my opinion,
Chris W.