No more aluminum drums for 240/260/280z cars

[mom'sZ]

Kirk, like tom said, the zcar market is full of rear disc upgrade options. Oddly most zcar street guys feel compelled to replace there drums almost immediatly. I think they are percieved as being really weak. I think there is even a really cheap (junk yard parts) easy (bolts right up) upgrade from a 240sx or something. Plus it is really popular to put V8s in them and then they really do need so more whoo power.
Tom, I would be interested in buying a bunch or participating in trying to have a batch cast.

[pballance]

FWIW, my sources have indicated that Brembo is actively seeking a new vendor to build the drums. At least one firm is actively pursuing offshore production of Z drums in aluminum but it may be a few months before production can begin. They are talking multi-thousand needed to reach the break even point.

If anyone is completely out, I found a vendor with New Old Stock and bought 2 drums. IF they are in fact Brembo when they arrive and are aluminum as promised, I will post up the vendor link here. BTW, I did not pay the $170+ that we are seeing on Ebay.

[Tom Donnelly]

I'll post what kind of prices I get when I find out. I ordered some drums from a vendor as well that said they are aluminum brembos but I have my doubts. Paul, I hope you found something!

In the meantime, i'm offering cardboard replicas for just 19.95! Slips right over your disc conversion, slices, dices and makes julian fries for only $19.95. And I'll throw in a bass-omatic.

[x-ring]

PArts America still has Beck Arnley aluminum drums listed online at ~$125. I don't know if they actually have them or not, but past experience says that if they have them listed they probably do.

Are the Brembo drums any better? I've always bought mine from NAPA; we get a pretty good discount there (up to 60%!) through work. The drums come in a plain white box so I don't know who makes 'em.

[pballance]

Beck Arnley = Brembo in this case. I tried to order from PA and "not in stock" even though they were listed online.
I also tried from the Advance Auto Parts (PA "storefront") and they list them as NLA.

It is my hunch that the vendor making them under license from Brembo, also made the same drum for "no-name" brands. At least that is what I assumed.

[pballance]

OK, my drums made it in and they are Brembo, NIB, aluminum drums. I am set for a while now.

I said I would post the vendor and here they are Motorsport Auto, aka MSA:
http://www.thezstore.com/store/merchant.mvc?

Get them while you can I have 2 new, 2 lightly used, and several well used drums on hand now.

IIRC, the price was $90.?? ea so about $180 for a pair. Much cheaper than $349 on the auction site.

[Tom Donnelly]

Paul,

Thanks! Got my drums. Should be set for a few years anyway.

Tom