Woven vs molded linings for cast iron drums

[Y-Blockhead]

Originally Posted by P.S.

Now, I'm really confused.

Don't be... Listen to Mel/Randy Gross, the man that sells them. Randy's brakes a the best!t

[Synchro909]

I asked Randy's advice. I did not buy shoes or linings from him. I bought the linings and lined my own.
From all of this, I conclude that while he might sell the other type of lining, he thinks woven ones are fine. Maybe I'm wrong and it would be good to get it straight from him mouth. I am happy with the brakes on my cars. Some are from Mr Gross, some are not. I don't see much difference.

[dmar836]

I just tig welded one of my rears today. Have yet to mill it down but I cannot imagine favorable results from bending the tabs up creating non horizontal tabs. I have relatively little experience but of the brakes I've disassembled, they have all been found in "that oughta work" condition.
It's no wonder there is so much support for hydraulic brakes, floaters, etc. - anything to go from where we are rather than backing up to where we should have been and correcting decades of blissful neglect. These are nearly 100 year old cars!

Now I just need to figure out the measurements to know how much to remove. Had the red book but it's long gone.
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[Y-Blockhead]

Originally Posted by Synchro909

I asked Randy's advice. I did not buy shoes or linings from him. I bought the linings and lined my own.
From all of this, I conclude that while he might sell the other type of lining, he thinks woven ones are fine. Maybe I'm wrong and it would be good to get it straight from him mouth. I am happy with the brakes on my cars. Some are from Mr Gross, some are not. I don't see much difference.

See post #38??