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It was a drag car & the front brakes were converted to drum.
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why would someone want drum brakes for drag racing??
i took my drums off and went to disc.........very interesting
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The discs drag... the pads lay against the disc and the shoes in drums fully retract from the drum... less drag or so it was thought back in the day.
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