I'm curious to know how fast people have gone on drum brakes. (or no back brakes/ w/o chute). I dont believe I'm pushing the limits, just want to hear what others (with drum brakes) have to say on the matter.

137mph

Car: CRX
Weight: ~2200
Drums: 1st gen CRX HF (Aluminum)
MC: OEM CRX
Front Brakes: OEM CRX Si w/upgraded pads (forget what kind)

I have no issues stopping and like to use the whole track.

people with first hand experience need only reply in this thread. I dont care what you "think".

 

157 mph

 

see sig

 

Tony1 runs drums on his and he trapped 167

 

Tony1 converted his DC2 rear discs to drums????

 

Yes, 167, rear drums, no chute.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tony1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yes, 167, rear drums, no chute.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yo doggie, going that fast maybe you should upgrade to 5 lug son.

 

dc's have rear drums??? holly cow... hehe never knew that

 

thats kind of funny. my ITR now has rear drums too.

 

130 in my t type.

 

wow, this thread is going much better than I thought. We now have a thread that proves that there is nothing wrong with rear drums.

what does bisimoto use on the rear for brakes?

 

142 at the track, stock rear drums

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BEEYOND &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dc's have rear drums??? holly cow... hehe never knew that </TD></TR></TABLE>

They don't. He converted them to drums. I believe the main reason was to save weight. somewhere in the 6lbs area i think.

 

147

 

149mph with stock dx drums and shoes

 

155 stock cx brakes all the way around no chute

 

slightly off topic...but what rear drums are lighter than discs? I weighed a set of stock civic drums and integra rear discs and they were within one pound of each other in weight of the entire trailing arm with attached brake hardware. Drums were from a 1993 civic ex coupe, discs from a 99 teg.

 

145 with drums in the back and factory brake in my 98 ek

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by v4lu3s &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">slightly off topic...but what rear drums are lighter than discs? I weighed a set of stock civic drums and integra rear discs and they were within one pound of each other in weight of the entire trailing arm with attached brake hardware. Drums were from a 1993 civic ex coupe, discs from a 99 teg.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I'll have to differ, on my old crx ('89dx) I did a disk swap and there is a big differance...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by v4lu3s &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">slightly off topic...but what rear drums are lighter than discs? I weighed a set of stock civic drums and integra rear discs and they were within one pound of each other in weight of the entire trailing arm with attached brake hardware. Drums were from a 1993 civic ex coupe, discs from a 99 teg.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i think the weights include the COMPLETE brake assembly including spindles/trailing arms. just think of it this way too. what's heavier, a brake caliper or a little wheel cylinder?

 

i believe thats what he said...<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by reaction360 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> in weight of the entire trailing arm with attached brake hardware.?</TD></TR></TABLE> I dunno thats just how i read it

Back on topic though: 147 complete stock brakes on a 98ex disc front/drum rear.

 

148mph with cx front brakes and no rear brakes and no parachute at the track been faster on the street but dont know how much. 155-160?

 

147, stock VX brakes, rear drums, powerslot front rotors (contingency sponsor), parachute

 

damn theres a lot of drummers up in here

 

150mph....no chute....kragen rear drum pads......