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<blockquote data-quote="Tofufi" data-source="post: 514571" data-attributes="member: 38"><p>Drums are more efficient at stopping. Once. They build up heat and take longer to release it compared to discs.</p><p></p><p>Discs will give a more consistent stopping performance if being used time and time again.</p><p></p><p>That said, it's possible to overheat disc brakes too. I think I boiled the brake fluid on my '71 bay once, coming down a 7 mile mountain pass descent where it was still accelerating downhill (due to gravity) at 50mph in 3rd gear. I don't know if the heat in the fronts or the rears were the cause, but they were very hot...</p><p></p><p>For normal driving, either is fine if well maintained. For mountain roads, with drums I'd be even more careful to ensure the brakes were staying cool by stopping every so often. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tofufi, post: 514571, member: 38"] Drums are more efficient at stopping. Once. They build up heat and take longer to release it compared to discs. Discs will give a more consistent stopping performance if being used time and time again. That said, it's possible to overheat disc brakes too. I think I boiled the brake fluid on my '71 bay once, coming down a 7 mile mountain pass descent where it was still accelerating downhill (due to gravity) at 50mph in 3rd gear. I don't know if the heat in the fronts or the rears were the cause, but they were very hot... For normal driving, either is fine if well maintained. For mountain roads, with drums I'd be even more careful to ensure the brakes were staying cool by stopping every so often. :) [/QUOTE]
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