Drum brake installation troubles...

ytownxj,

You've got your shoes on wrong (sounds funny doesn't it). Look at the pictures I've attached. The first picture is of a stock 10 x 2.5" rear brake set up (same side of car as your pics). Look at the top of the shoes in my pic and compare to yours. See how the rear shoe brake material is higher in my pic? EDIT: {Originally it looked like his rear shoe was also a primary (short shoe), but after going back and looking it does appear to be a secondary (longer shoe) on the back} END EDIT. Use my pics as reference (pic 1, drivers side; pic 2 is pass side; pic 3 is new pass side). All pics are 10 X 2.5" rear brakes.

Second possible problem, you are trying to put 10" brakes on a 9" brake drum and backing plate. What is the 5th digit in your VIN, a "C" or a "G"? If it's a C, then your car probably came with 9" drums. Did you get the correct parts? If car has a C, and you told parts guy it has a 318 in it then he gave you 10" shoes, not 9".

Hope this helps.