Drum brakes have a bad reputation, and they're usually the first things to hit the swap meet pile. Early C2 Corvettes were only available with drum brakes, but they worked adequately, thanks to larger ...

Although disc brakes were commonplace on compact Mopars from 1973 onwards, owners of earlier A-Bodies will typically find drums behind the wheels. It is true the Kelsey Hayes four-piston disc setup ...

If you're comfortable with a two-barrel carb feeding your big old V-8, you're probably fine with the front drum brakes slowing down that even bigger full-size, powered by that under-carbureted V-8.

We have to give the tried and proven drum brake a lot of credit, as it has gotten the job done since its creation more than a century ago. The downside to drum brakes, however, is simple to understand ...