9in drum brakes

I have the stock 9" front brakes on my '66 Barracuda 360/727/ 8 3/4 4.56 geared drag car too. It stops good enough IMO. I have the stock 10" A-body brakes in the rear also. I even drive this car on the street from time to time and haven't had any issues with fade or poor stopping so far. I'd probably go with disc brakes if I drove it on the street more often, or, if it had more of a freeway gear in the back. On a purely drag car, you just need to stop that once at the end of the track. Fading is not a big issue in that case, as the brakes will cool down fine before the next run. If you have a short gate for the return road, you might want something with a shorter braking distance, but, otherwise, I think the nice, light, weight-saving 9" brakes are good enough.