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The disc brake setup was replaced by drums for weight-saving/racing reasons.
[/ QUOTE ] How much weight could you really save by switching to manual drums? I've heard of old time racers doing this in the 60's as disc brake technology was fairly new and not entirely accepted as being "better," but I can hardly imagine the weight savings would offset the time/effort/expense of swapping from discs to drums. We're talking spindles, lines, master cylinder, backing plates, drums, shoes, the whole works here.
There's got to be another reason why racers preferred drums. Any thoughts?
