Backing plate question...

[bamafrost]

Bought a 1972 C10 rear end to put under my 68. The backing plates were pretty bad (holes through them). I bought some from a board member (he said they were off a 71). The guy I had going through the rear end (bearings/seals...new drum brakes) says they won't work. He ordered parts from LMC and they didn't work.

My question: What are the various fitments of backing plates? Seems I recall that 1970 may have been different? Can anybody verify that? Thanks.

Tom

[cdowns]

that has what to do with the rear and the brake system????

mayb read b4 answering would help


i believe the 71 backing plates have different offsets do to axel length differences with earlier ones

[bamafrost]

Originally Posted by cdowns

that has what to do with the rear and the brake system????

mayb read b4 answering would help


i believe the 71 backing plates have different offsets do to axel length differences with earlier ones

cdowns, Just advising what I had in place. The cable needs to FIT a 72 rear end backing plate...how is that un-important?

The problem is that the two different steel braided rear cables lmc sent seem to be a different diameter and length where it goes through the backing plate...does anybody know how the years differed? I can't seem to find any reference material...and my mechanic says the lmc cables won't work. I would have thought that they were interchangeable.


Thanks. Tom