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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Rear drum to disc conversion? 11/29/15 at 08:49:02 Anyone do a rear drum to disc brake conversion? If so; What were the swap components? Were they "suzuki" factory components from another bike? Any issues with the spokes and/or balancing? How is the rear braking before and after?
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Rear drum to disc conversion? Reply #1 - 11/29/15 at 09:01:56 Is this for looks or performance? I can easily lock up the rear with the stock drum.
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 5836 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Rear drum to disc conversion? Reply #2 - 11/29/15 at 09:07:22 Kris01 wrote on 11/29/15 at 09:01:56: Is this for looks or performance? I can easily lock up the rear with the stock drum. ditto learned it the hard way left a skid mark on my shorts
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Rear drum to disc conversion? Reply #3 - 11/29/15 at 09:28:09 Performance only. I cannot lock up the rear brake at all. Changed pads and all, still can't do it. Not sure the "issue(s)" but I've tried to lock it up and no love
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Reply #4 - 11/29/15 at 09:40:09

These are known for their ease of lockup on the rear. I've seen your posts. You're no idiot. I can't imagine that you're not adjusting it right, but, people , being people,CAN fail to see the obvious, and NO I really don't wanna explain how I know that,, but, go to the pedal, press, see how far it travels, look at the rear arm, where is
At rest
Where is
Fully engaged

I used a grinder to cut grooves in my shoes to minimize contact area, because it locked up at the lightest touch.

Worse comes to wurser, you may be pulling the brake segment and taking a pic, so we can see how the innards are set up.

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28399 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Rear drum to disc conversion? Reply #5 - 11/29/15 at 09:47:32 If I use it,... I usually lock it... darn thing is like an on-off switch... ...
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Rear drum to disc conversion? Reply #6 - 11/29/15 at 10:00:28 I may be missing something, a step in the pad replacement. The inner drum looked and felt "rough" enough, but ... could it be "glazed", causing the issue?
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Reply #7 - 11/29/15 at 10:11:14

No, like Row said, it's almost an on off switch. I couldn't actually feel the pressure, I just knew that I'd moved the ankle, and it's locked.
You've got something missing or busted, but you couldn't polish the drum and glaze the shoes enough to not work.
A report of what is,
How far can you move the pedal?
Go back to my post. I've been here, and I've got experience with it.
These brakes, stock, are too good, and need limited, so they don't lock up if you sneeze at it. .
If that's why you replaced the shoes and you bought it like that, and I remember when you bought them, cuz I was unhappy, because it's almost impossible to wear them out..
Anyway, something inside the hub is wrong or , and I don't think you'd do this, it's simply adjusted wrong.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28804 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Rear drum to disc conversion? Reply #8 - 11/29/15 at 10:15:28 You replaced your "pads" with what? Rears are typically called shoes. Normally, when the brakes are fully locked up, the arm is pointing straight down. How's yours? Due to the fact that it's easy to lock up the rear on my bike, I like the brake pedal adjusted low. So low it nearly locks up on a post. How's yours?
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Rear drum to disc conversion? Reply #9 - 11/29/15 at 10:34:44 is there another adjustment, other than at the actuator arm, at the pedal or in-between?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28804 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Rear drum to disc conversion? Reply #10 - 11/29/15 at 10:52:46 DesertRat wrote on 11/29/15 at 10:34:44: is there another adjustment, other than at the actuator arm, at the pedal or in-between? You adjust the resting pedal ht. up front, but the brake pt. only in back.
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Reply #11 - 11/29/15 at 10:52:50

Like the 'Rat, I'm not getting enough rear braking to lock up, no matter the pressure I apply. I cleaned the drum and shoes when I replaced the tires and still no. Drag yes, but NO lock up. I've adjusted my driving style to utilize the rear more and earlier than I did on my previous bikes that had touchier rear binders. I suppose I'm more comfortable not having to worry about applying a hair too much pressure and locking the rear at the wrong instant. Cool

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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Rear drum to disc conversion? Reply #12 - 11/29/15 at 11:01:35 yup, I adjusted for drag by rotating the tire and adjusting until it had a slight drag to stop, like old school shoe adjustment. The bike does slow with rear applied, but NO LOCK UP as others have described.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28804 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Rear drum to disc conversion? Reply #13 - 11/29/15 at 11:16:04 verslagen1 wrote on 11/29/15 at 10:15:28: You replaced your "pads" with what? Rears are typically called shoes. answer? somethings not like the others... only way I can tell is pics... got'm?
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Rear drum to disc conversion? Reply #14 - 11/29/15 at 14:07:53 "pads" I know they're shoes, was just thinking of disc pads, like my original post here.
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