Thread: 47-59 Help with ID on rear end
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Old 09-24-2023, 09:42 PM   #9
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Re: Help with ID on rear end

Are the axles 5x5 or 5x4.75?

full size car and half ton trucks from the 70's should have the same backing plate, but the wheel cylinders, drums and shoes are different . Unless maybe you have a police spec axle or some kind of heavy duty car like a big wagon.
Camaro brakes were smaller than full size

So if you have 5x5 I'd try looking at brakes from a mid 70s C10, 5x4.75 try a full size car. If you have the old drums & shoes the diameter and width will be significant and something you should be able to check before you order new stuff

That axle looks like it might have had stuff torched off, like control arm mounts so maybe it is from a sedan. Do spring perches look like they were added?
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