76 breaks problem

slant6dart76 said

If I understand correctly the ones Dana67dart showed on his picture wouldn't have fit because of the 4.5" bolt circle correct?

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Correct. They are for A body 10x1.75 SBP

slant6dart76 said

Mechanic says my drums and shoes are 10" 1 3/4.

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I take him at his word BUT if you have 1.75 shoes AND drums on your backing plates there would be a 3/4 gap between the backing plate and the drum.

the drum braking surface should be maybe 1/4 inch wider than the shoes. So a drum for 1.75 wide shoes might have a machined surface of 2 to 2.25

A 2.5 drum might be 2.75-2.95, So you can measure the same distance on your old drums and see what they really are.

slant6dart76 said

Here are the options I think I have and feel free to give me your opinions.
1.- figure out how to find the replacement drums. (Pain in the rear)
2.- find backing plates that match the "correct drum"
3.- disc conversation (not original and less fun)

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1. Not really a pain several options have been shown. GOING into a store will make your life much easier.
2. You could get real 76 7 1/4 BBP backing plates AND the correct drums, BUT you don't know if your backing plates will work with correct 76 drums THEY MIGHT!
3. While not the most difficult thing in the world... you think you have issues now!