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38 coupe · 03-30-2023, 08:56 PM

The best brakes I have ever experienced were Lockheeds on a 40 Ford sedan. Softer linings probably, they were used off a hydraulic converted 38 Ford, 46 front cylinders, and 41 3/4 ton rear cylinders. That car stopped!
Good Lockheeds match Bendix units, you just have to know how to set them up.

03-30-2023, 08:56 PM	#20
38 coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Texas Posts: 1,675	Re: WHY "Self-Energizing" Drum Brakes Work So Well.... The best brakes I have ever experienced were Lockheeds on a 40 Ford sedan. Softer linings probably, they were used off a hydraulic converted 38 Ford, 46 front cylinders, and 41 3/4 ton rear cylinders. That car stopped! Good Lockheeds match Bendix units, you just have to know how to set them up.