[hamjet]

Originally Posted by GRX

Drums will be fine. Main issues are fading/heat soak during long stops, and when people do not have worn drums turned with new shoes. Amazes me how often I hear people say drums never need to be turned. Run a dial indicator across them when on the lathe. They can & do wear unevenly. No way you will have full braking potential when new shoes do not make full contact with a non-parallel drum surface.

X2 on the fading. drums are pretty much fine in most cases, but I've had a couple times comming to a long stop with cargo and it's pretty scarry when they fade to nothing and you're standing on the brakes. thats when I pull it to a lower gear to help my stopping. It's funny to think how when I was a youngster I never thought about it because most my vehicles were that way..