07-19-2014, 07:38 PM | #1 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 163
|
40 Ford brake
39-40 Ford brakes are considered "Lockheed." Does the short lined shoe go to the front or does the long lined shoe go to the front of the backing plate?
|
07-19-2014, 07:50 PM | #2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Star, MS
Posts: 4,024
|
Re: 40 Ford brake
The long shoe goes to the front. It can be remembered by the larger side of the wheel cylinder pushes the long shoe.
|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|
07-19-2014, 08:02 PM | #3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: East Shore of LAKE HOUSTON
Posts: 11,108
|
Re: 40 Ford brake
40cpe's answer is CORRECT! Just make sure you read his answer CAREFULLY since you asked your question about "short" shoe. DD
|
07-19-2014, 11:11 PM | #4 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Ft. McMurray, Alberta
Posts: 21
|
Re: 40 Ford brake
I brought my drums and shoes to an industrial frictions(brake and clutch) rebuild shop and they put long linings on all my shoes, and arced them nicely to fit the drums. What is going to be the result of using them like that on my stock '40, good, bad, noticeable?
|
07-19-2014, 11:51 PM | #5 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Mn
Posts: 2,411
|
Re: 40 Ford brake
Quote:
I bet that Now, you should be able to stop on a dime, and get a nickel back in change.... .
__________________
If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. But if daddy ain't happy...RUN |
|
07-20-2014, 02:38 AM | #6 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Solihull, England.
Posts: 8,749
|
Re: 40 Ford brake
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
Mart. |
07-21-2014, 07:51 AM | #7 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Glenmoore Pa
Posts: 1,644
|
Re: 40 Ford brake
A lot of the shoe replacements are now coming all long shoe. On the dozen or so that Ive installed I haven't been able to tell a seat of your pants difference in braking.
|
07-21-2014, 01:10 PM | #8 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Iowa
Posts: 1,634
|
Re: 40 Ford brake
Long (primary) shoe faces to the front of the car. The idea was to place most of the braking force on the anchor, instead of the wheel cylinder, in Lockheed brakes, That ended when the style was hanged to the floating brakes of '49 and later.
|
07-22-2014, 12:10 AM | #9 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Ft. McMurray, Alberta
Posts: 21
|
Re: 40 Ford brake
Thanks guys, I think I will leave the shoes as they are and see how it likes all "long" shoes
Tom |
|
|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|