please help identify these

[rbkt65]

spindles/brakes, please. Came from a lady whose husband died and she moved to Wisconsin. They are 10 x 2 1/2 shoes but spindle is offset from an a-body, that i am used to. Also it has the little bent/curly q steel lines from the wheel cylinder to the hose. tia.

 

[junkyardhero]

if they're mopar, they look like 9" units based off the spindle (hahaha KD!)

so if they're 10's maybe something super early?

 

[bcschief]

Those look like 9-inch drum brakes, note the top ball joint boss is twisted so I would say 9-inch brakes.

 

[rbkt65]

i will re-measure but pretty sure 10 in wide plate. thanks

 

[junkyardhero]

i will re-measure but pretty sure 10 in wide plate. thanks

ID of the drum at the friction surface is what you want

 

[72bluNblu]

i will re-measure but pretty sure 10 in wide plate. thanks

The diameter of the backing plate is usually about 1” more than the inside of the drum. I would bet those are 9” brakes

ID of the drum at the friction surface is what you want

Exactly!

 

[rbkt65]

Re-measured the backing plate and it is approx 9 3/4. also found a picture of the set up on fb and the guy says 1964 "a" body. mine are 9 x 2 1/2, I guess. Thanks for the help.