Should I use these

[bp71monte]

Or send em back? They don't open till Monday but I need the car Monday, will this affect balance? The rear drums: image.jpgimage.jpg
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[bravekozak]

Send them back. Cast iron will snap if you try and straighten it.

[blueoval]

get a refund and go somewhere else got mine at autozone

[bp71monte]

Will that little bit missing throw off the balance to a noticeable degree?
Autozone will take a few days to get em and they're $10 more a piece.

[blueoval]

i would not use them you paid for them and should get what you paid for, at least take them back and swap for another set

[FestYboy]

you can use them if you're in a bind (the balance won't hurt you), but if you install them you wont' be able to swap them out unless you have an understanding parts guy.

[bp71monte]

Well they're an eBay order so there's all the shipping to deal with, but since the truck is down now I'll have to use em.

[blueoval]

i'd ask for a refund and send seller pics,the seller can get their money back from shipping service insurance.

[Movin]

Its not the balance you are worried about it is the way thermal activity will warp that thing big time.
Even for strength, your first clue will be wup-wup--wup---waapp whaaappp...

[FestYboy]

that missing chunk lip isn't going to cause a warp.... he'd have to have his rears engaged while rolling down the highway before he'd generate the kind of heat needed to warp that drum. normal driving will not cause a failure.

[jawbraeka]

Its not the balance you are worried about it is the way thermal activity will warp that thing big time.
Even for strength, your first clue will be wup-wup--wup---waapp whaaappp...

And not in a good way.

i wouldn't chance it.. but if you need it, errrrgh, use them, remove them, wash them, clean them, send them back for a refund.

[Movin]

And he needs the car Monday, drums are cheap, it isn't a safety issue because it will
give considerable warning before anything bad happens. Run it!