Absolutely! The caveat of my first statement was, "If all the components of the brake system are the same." If the drum radius and/or width of the shoe change, braking will also change since the area of the friction pad determines the braking ability, but the radius of the drum in relation to the radius of the tire also affects that ability. Maybe I mis-understood your first statement where you said,"mounting them on a bigger radius makes them more effective." You had only talked about the tire size and that you were "not sure about this" In addition to allowing for more payload, the bigger wheels might have more braking power. (I'm not sure about this... but if the number and magnetic power of the components are the same, mounting them on a bigger radius makes them more effective.) I'm not trying to be argumentative, and it appears from your last post that we are in total agreement!
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