tjandriesen Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I'm road racing a 240z in Vintage/Historic and need to replace the brakes pads (F & R). By class limitations I still have drums in back. What pad / shoe combination has anyone had good luck with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beermanpete Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Try Porterfield. They are the only source I have found that makes race compound shoes for the rear brakes. http://porterfield-brakes.com/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Ditto on Porterfield. Very nice to work with-call them and express your needs. John Coffey taught me a little trick as well: drill a hole thru the front face of the brake drum and manually adjust your rear brakes regularly. The e-brake handle adjuster just kind of sucks and is inadequate. I got a lot more rear brake bias after manually adjusting the rear brakes thru the little hole (1/2 inch-I drilled 2 holes 180 degrees apart (for balance?). There is already a little rubber stopper in the drum and that put the hole at just the right spot-I just drilled out the little stopper. I could even adjust the brakes with my wheels on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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