Author Topic: Have you ever wondered what Nascar used for suspension back in the day?  (Read 1147 times)

Offline brads70

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I found this super cool/interesting!  :2thumbs:
Shocked to see they used drum brakes!  :o I wonder if the spindles were a 1 ton truck part? The backing plate looks like a  aluminum casting?

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Offline femtnmax

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Re: Have you ever wondered what Nascar used for suspension back in the day?
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2011 - 09:00:56 PM »
Excellent beyond words.  Thanks for sharing.
Phil

Offline tommyg29

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Re: Have you ever wondered what Nascar used for suspension back in the day?
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2011 - 05:45:48 PM »
yes, those are bigger than what Im used to seeing!
But, my SRT10 front brakes are probably about as big as the current stockers. Theyre huge and its a workout working with them.
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