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Lotus Europa Forums => Garage => Topic started by: My S1 on Wednesday,May 28, 2025, 08:31:09 AM
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Presently, I have two different drums on my S1 and would like to replace them. RD has some with the marking BDM6 exactly as one of mine but the cost is about $190.00 EACH. Somewhere along the line I heard that they were originally sourced from Triumph. All the usual Triumph parts suppliers sell drums for $20-30.00 each. What do you guys recommend and is it possible to get a matched/balanced set from anyone?
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The lowest I've seen them listed was about $90 from Rimmer Bros, out of stock of course.
They're the rear drums from a GT6, or the front drums off a US spec Herald. Conveniently everybody swaps those for discs on the Herald, so I have a decent pair or two, and some that I think have been machined too far. JB showed off a static balancing rig for using non-europa drums.
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Currently available rear brake drums are not balanced. They need to be balanced on a Europa.