One thing you're sure to find in a dedicated motorist's garage is grease because, at its heart, a car is a sophisticated collection of metal components. Many of which, of course, work in close contact ...
If it isn't one thing, it's definitely another when it comes to modifying suspension, changing wheel offsets, etc. But, more often than not, there's always a fix for those "things." In this particular ...
If you're comfortable with a two-barrel carb feeding your big old V-8, you're probably fine with the front drum brakes slowing down that even bigger full-size, powered by that under-carbureted V-8.