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joe1982 · 08-26-2009, 09:22 AM

my new wheels are going to completley show my rear drum brakes. they do not look to hot, does anyone know a way to dress them up a bit??

TwoFiftyShifter · 08-26-2009, 09:24 AM

Pull the drums off and clean & paint them? Not much else to do there....

**N2TRUX** · 08-26-2009, 10:29 AM

I recommend you spend some time on the Eastwood site-www.Eastwood.com and check out their selection of paint. If you sand blast the drums and use a coat of their Cast Iron paint they look fresh.

Of course that will require that the front gets the same attention..

AirMale · 08-27-2009, 09:53 AM

http://www.ridetech.com/catalog/Wheel_Plates-69-1.html

**nlped** · 08-27-2009, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by N2TRUX

I recommend you spend some time on the Eastwood site-www.Eastwood.com and check out their selection of paint. If you sand blast the drums and use a coat of their Cast Iron paint they look fresh.

Of course that will require that the front gets the same attention..

^^^I'm with him! They look good if they are all cleaned up and have some good high temp paint on them. The color just depends on the truck and how open the wheels are im humble opinion

dooce · 08-27-2009, 07:21 PM

rear discs?

_SLACKER_ · 08-28-2009, 04:52 AM

I'm not a big fan of them but they do make them or you could make block offs or black outs a thing for lack of a better word, that covers the wheel opening and it being BLACK so you cant see anything past the wheel, I think I have seen some that look like a big crossed drilled disk brake rotor but they tend to look kida cheep cuz there plastic but its not my call. You could do something pretty custom with some 1/8" or 1/16" aluminum that should look pretty bad a$$ make it about a 1/2" smaller then the wheel all the way around the inside of the wheel with your bolt pattern drilled out and the axle or in the front the bearing housing cut out of the center and make it look like a huge cross drilled rotor but make it look brushed like a freshly turned rotor as long as it doesn't look like cheep plastic. And make sure it is centered correctly so when your driving down the road it's not all wobbly. could be cool

08-26-2009, 09:22 AM	#1
joe1982 .. !WAR FEDOR! .. Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oceanside Ca Posts: 546	rear drum brakes?? my new wheels are going to completley show my rear drum brakes. they do not look to hot, does anyone know a way to dress them up a bit?? __________________ "san diego chargers #1"

08-26-2009, 09:24 AM	#2
TwoFiftyShifter Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Gwinnett GA Posts: 1,803	Re: rear drum brakes?? Pull the drums off and clean & paint them? Not much else to do there.... __________________ 1982 K10 SWB 1987 V20 - Sold - Doh!

08-26-2009, 10:29 AM	#3
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: rear drum brakes?? I recommend you spend some time on the Eastwood site-www.Eastwood.com and check out their selection of paint. If you sand blast the drums and use a coat of their Cast Iron paint they look fresh. Of course that will require that the front gets the same attention.. Attached Images __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

08-27-2009, 09:53 AM	#4
AirMale Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Atlantic City, NJ Posts: 1,073	Re: rear drum brakes?? http://www.ridetech.com/catalog/Wheel_Plates-69-1.html __________________ 86 SWB 9.0 LITER T-400-OD 4.11 eaton-4/5 drop Best 1/4 12.51 @112mph no traction

08-27-2009, 07:21 PM	#6
dooce Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tinker, OK Posts: 369	Re: rear drum brakes?? rear discs? __________________ 1976 Chevy 1/2T 2wd SWB 327/Saginaw 4spd 3.73:1 LQ4 6.0/T56 Build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=772071 LFSalleeII@gmail.com

08-28-2009, 04:52 AM	#7
_SLACKER_ Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: tucson az Posts: 34	Re: rear drum brakes?? I'm not a big fan of them but they do make them or you could make block offs or black outs a thing for lack of a better word, that covers the wheel opening and it being BLACK so you cant see anything past the wheel, I think I have seen some that look like a big crossed drilled disk brake rotor but they tend to look kida cheep cuz there plastic but its not my call. You could do something pretty custom with some 1/8" or 1/16" aluminum that should look pretty bad a$$ make it about a 1/2" smaller then the wheel all the way around the inside of the wheel with your bolt pattern drilled out and the axle or in the front the bearing housing cut out of the center and make it look like a huge cross drilled rotor but make it look brushed like a freshly turned rotor as long as it doesn't look like cheep plastic. And make sure it is centered correctly so when your driving down the road it's not all wobbly. could be cool Last edited by _SLACKER_; 08-28-2009 at 05:04 AM.

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