Showing posts with label Pontiac Grand Am. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pontiac Grand Am. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Howto: Convert Drum Brakes to Disc on Grand Am

The 2005 Pontiac Grand am comes with disc brakes in the front and drum in the rear.  In 1902 the brake drum was modern technology, but around 1960-1970 they started to be replaced by disc brakes on new cars.  For quite some time many cars were made with disc in the front and drum in the rear, due to the fact that rear brakes aren't under as much stress as front brakes, and drums are cheaper than disc.

Before - No street cred at all with rusty drums behind those shiny new wheels.