Stan wrote:
"Front discs/rear drums will be just fine."
Stan, that was the combination that many of us on here started out with, and had for a number of years. So, yes, they can be fine, when all is up to specification. And all without anti-lock brakes. We learned how to stop a car properly, before technology did it for us.
They ain't great, but they can suffice, with a driver who is used to them.