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whitedog76 · 01-13-2017, 02:47 PM

I'm going with idea that 4 wheel disks are safer.

There's always the argument that GM, as well as others, are still using drum brakes. Well, most manufacturers do whatever is cost effective on the assembly line, net necessarily what's best.

I can say for sure that the 02 Dodge Ram I had with 4 wheel disks, stopped 100% better than the 82 B250 van or even the 85 Ramcharger I was driving previously.

The argument of a "properly adjusted" drum brake stops just as well. I won't argue that. But, in my own experience, I have yet to ever take apart a drum brake setup that didn't have the adjuster frozen, or a brake spring broken or missing. A disk brake setup uses fewer moving parts and simplifies things.

01-13-2017, 02:47 PM	#10
whitedog76 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 1,450	Re: S10 blazer rear disc brakes on gm 10 bolt axle? I'm going with idea that 4 wheel disks are safer. There's always the argument that GM, as well as others, are still using drum brakes. Well, most manufacturers do whatever is cost effective on the assembly line, net necessarily what's best. I can say for sure that the 02 Dodge Ram I had with 4 wheel disks, stopped 100% better than the 82 B250 van or even the 85 Ramcharger I was driving previously. The argument of a "properly adjusted" drum brake stops just as well. I won't argue that. But, in my own experience, I have yet to ever take apart a drum brake setup that didn't have the adjuster frozen, or a brake spring broken or missing. A disk brake setup uses fewer moving parts and simplifies things.