heresmymind

Is a drum to rotor switch hard for rear drums on a 94 gxe?

DaWifey's90

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if u're pretty handy and no your braking systems well, it should be a pleasant saturday or weekend project.

may i ask why u're considering it?

maxitech

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I intend to do the conversion, as well. But that is pretty far down the list. Tranny, suspension, intake and exhaust, etc. come first.

souled

My dad says that it's not really worth the trouble of changing them. Why is that? Is it that big of a hassle to do it? He also said you wouldn't really notice that big of a difference. (Yes, he is a mechanic.)

maxitech

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I honestly think the stock brake system is pretty good.

DaWifey's90

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i'd have to agree with him. this is why i was asking why people are looking to do this. think of the surface area of a brake shoe (drum) vs the surface area of a brake pad (rotor). considering that the same hydraulic pressure line is feeding both systems, the significantly greater contact area of the shoe lends itself to greater stopping. there are obviously the issues of heat and gas build up to consider as well which a rotor would be able to dissipate much faster than a drum....and there's the general "sexy" factor of a rotor setup over a drum. unless u're going to significantly increast the diameter of the rotor over stock size and the contact area of the pad, u won't really notice much difference.

also realize that we are talking about rear brake systems which in general and especially when compared to the front brake system - don't do much.


i am a shadetree mechanic and claim to have no real engineering and design background in hydraulics and braking systems - just fyi

tripleGmax

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well i dont know any race cars that have drums on the back........but for you id say those drums will suffice for the life of the car.

Jeff92se

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Read it, know it, make love to it:

http://www.4dsc.com/articles/suspens...nversion.shtml

IMHO it's a very worthwhile conversion if you ever drive your maxima beyond granny mode. Even better with my rear bbk brackets

heresmymind

well lets just say I am a little speedy. I drive it like I stole it 100% of the time. And I don't like the 1 inch of push before the breaks begin to work. I replaced the front brake pads with nice ones from my local shop. 80$ and have done the back breaks a few times and its still slugish to slow down. my father has a 98 pathfinder and that thing stops on a dime. Oh and my car DOES NOT have ABS. I enjoy the sliding around its fun Also thinking about just spending the 30$ on a strut bar for the front. I also hear that makes a huge difference.

DaWifey's90

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and i don't know any daily driver - 3rd gens that would be considered race cars.....c'mon man, race cars are an entirely different animal

i suppose this is where the mud slinging begins

tripleGmax

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no mud slinging man. i was just saying that rotors are better at stopping, thats all.

internetautomar

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clarification
rotors are better at shedding heat and waterthan drums are.

DaWifey's90

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phew!!!..glad to hear it...i've seen how insanely "passionate" the brake discussions can get...it's just downright ugly sometimes....thanks for being adult about it