Banjo brake drum retainers-quality differences?

Questions about Banjo rear axle brake drum retainers to anyone that has used them. I see them for sale at quite a few different suppliers (tardel, macs,speedway,drakes etc) with the price range of $29-$49. Pretty straight forward piece I know but in this day and age of overseas manufacturing I think these are valid questions.

1) has anyone noticed differences in the metal thickness between the suppliers?

2) some include small spacers in the hardware kit while others don't appear to. Difference in design?

3) is there any difference in fit/clearance between the brands?

Might seem like dumb questions to some but this will be the first pair I've ever purchased and I want the best part for safety's sake. Someone I know flipped a sweet T roadster last weekend due to axle failure, everyone is alive but pretty banged up. Thanks for any insite.

 

I have been looking at them also, will be watching.

 

I've ordered them from Macs and Speedway, and they were made by Tardel.

 

Start with a bit of square tubing and make some. I don't recall what size tubing works, but easy to measure.

 

I could do that but why reinvent the wheel? They aren't expensive. I e got plenty of other things to work on, with my health issues, energy is on short supply a lot of days. I make lots of stuff but it just makes more sense for me to just buy these. Thanks everyone for the replies. If I order them right from Tardel does anyone know how quickly they ship stuff? Just wondering.

 

I bought the speedway ones. Installed the "kit" on my T.

I guess they are meant for a specific drum. I needed to modify the height and radious where the bracket comes close to the drum and also make spacers for under the bolts to get the whole bracket moved inboard.

In the end, I should have made my own.

Oh, and paint don't stick well to the goldish plating that covers the piece.

Frank

 

Thanks for the info. They are for banjo rears with 40 type drums but may work on earlier drums too, not sure. The Tardel pieces are black in the pics, have the spacers included, I think I'm just going to order from them.

 

They used to be advertised in HRM as 'Safety Hubs'. Bell Auto offered them, I had 'em on my roadster.
They were required at some strips, but that depended on the awareness of which members of which club were doing the safety checks...(this was in the '50s)