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When I drove my 40 in the 60's, I could lock up all four wheels in a quick stop. Now I feel like fred flintstone. I have been fussing with the annoying lower mount adjustments, and not much improvement. I notice that the post war Lockheed brakes did not use the lower cam adjustment, but used a differnt shoe and mounting bolt. Supposedly these centered themselves. Is it possible to use the post war shoes and mounting bolts on the 40 backing plates? This would make adjustments easier, and probably result in better brakes.
Or should I just spend the big bucks and convert to Bendix self energizing brakes?
There are probably 4 times as many cars on the roads as there was in the 60's and we did not have cell phones, texting, and infotainment systems to make the roads more dangerous, so I think good brakes are more important than ever.