Are you able to lock up your brakes?

[motoMark]

I'm glad I haven't yet had the opportunity to do so, but will a properly functioning and adjusted 4 wheel drum car lock up it's brakes? There have been a few times I've had to make a hard stop due to traffic conditions, but not hard enough to lock em up. Just wondering.

[Sniper]

I have locked them up once or twice.

[Ivan_B]

Are you referring to braking so hard that the wheels stop rotating and skid, or rather the condition where the brakes get stuck and would not release the wheel?

Both can happen with drums, no problem ?

[RobertKB]

36 minutes ago, Sniper said:

I have locked them up once or twice.

 

 

Same here. It was either that or hit the semi that turned in front of me!

[D35 Torpedo]

Drums are actually more efficient than disks....until they get hot. Any braking system should be adaquate enough to lock up. Our old school drums included. 

[keithb7]

Yup. My brakes are in good, property adjusted condition. Single master cylinder. Stock system throughout. I don’t have concerns. My cars travel at the same speeds they engineered to be driven at in 1938. 

[DJK]

Yes, one time a lady pulled directly in front of me, scared the crap out of me, but was very thankful to avoid a miss hap.   

[Plymouthy Adams]

8 hours ago, keithb7 said:

Yup. My brakes are in good, property adjusted condition. Single master cylinder. Stock system throughout. I don’t have concerns. My cars travel at the same speeds they engineered to be driven at in 1938. 

in todays world, seems this may put you driving around in reverse......?