Thread: Reducing weight
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Old 06-22-2022, 02:45 AM   #30 (permalink)
65whitelion
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
I was able to do handbrake slides with my Insight's 180mm rear drums. They were only ~5lbs (2.2kg) each.
Fun, but....
My old Australian Falcon wagon (1971) used to do the same.....but not always when you wanted it to :-o

In the "old days" driving around Aus, creek crossings were common, and drying out your drum brakes was a necessary task.....usually just with judicious use of the brakes, but many an unwary traveler ended up red-faced (or worse) with brake failure.
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