aluminum brake drums???

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quick-6

Discussion Starter · Nov 25, 2001

Have an 86 GN with the aluminum brake drums and bumpers. I would like to keep the drums but can not be turned again.

Is there another vehicle drum I can use?

Can my drums be relined?

Thanks for you time.

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Jeff Brown
Founder
Manitoba Grand National Association
[email protected]
www.mgna.ca

86 GN Owned since 1990
G-Tech 1/4 13.54 @ 106.5 MPH

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GNSS

· #2 · Nov 25, 2001

I would think just about any G body from the early 80's up should fit. Check the bone yards and the drums with no rust should be what your looking for.

Jeff

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raregn

· #3 · Nov 25, 2001

Look on late 80's Firebirds, Trans Am's and Caprices. Some of them came with Aluminum drums and they are the same drum.

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quick-6

Discussion Starter · #4 · Nov 26, 2001

thanks guys

Jeff

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Maximum Warp

· #5 · Nov 27, 2001

Take a magnet.

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NastyGn

· #6 · Dec 1, 2001

Originally posted by quick-6:
Is there another vehicle drum I can use?

Here is a list of cars I copied from the gnttype mailing list years ago.

83-84 Blazer/Jimmy S/T models
80-84 Buick LeSaber 85 RWD
78-81 Buick Century
81-87 Buick Regal
81-85 Buick Riviera
82-92 Chev Camero
86-89 Chev full size passanger cars
78-81 Chev Malibu
78-88 Chev Monte Carlo
82-84 Chev S10/S15
80-85 Olds Delta 88
78-82 Olds Cutlass
80-81 Pont Bonneville
83-85 Pont Bonneville
86 Pont Parisienne
82-92 Pont Firebird
78-85 Pont LeMans
78-88 GMC Sprint/El Camino

The drums are 9.50" outside diameter, 2" width. You must check the steel liner because the liner can not take a lot of rework, the steel drums weigh 14 lbs and the aluminum weigh 9 lbs

I hope that helps out

Neal

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quick-6

Discussion Starter · #7 · Dec 1, 2001

Neal,

Thank you very much for taking the time to put this info in here, guys like you make this site extremely helpfull.

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Jeff Brown
Founder
Manitoba Grand National Association
[email protected]
www.mgna.ca

86 GN Owned since 1990
G-Tech 1/4 13.54 @ 106.5 MPH

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PRSRIZD_V6

· #8 · Dec 1, 2001

I could be mistaken, but I believe that the delta 88 and other B-bodies had a 5X5" bolt pattern.

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