Rear Brake Drum Dilemma

[jtrichard]

Originally Posted by Praxiss454

The NAPA part number is 440-1361 and I paid $25.83 a piece. Now I gotta find a shop to do the machining.

The price on the drums that "fit" (NO LONGER available) was anywhere from $110 to $160 so at $26 you can afford the small amount of machining it takes to make them fit

[Praxiss454]

Originally Posted by jtrichard

The price on the drums that "fit" (NO LONGER available) was anywhere from $110 to $160 so at $26 you can afford the small amount of machining it takes to make them fit

Well I actually had significant trouble finding a machine shop that had a lathe large enough to fit the drums. Finally found one, and the guy said it took him about 2 hours to get them done, and charged me by the hour. So it was damn close to being a wash vs buying the ones that "fit". But, I installed them tonight and they fit perfectly.

[sharkskinman]

I got one at auto zone I think .. Fits fine

[cbeerman]

Looks like there is typo for the Centric part number it should be 122.63028

[sharkskinman]

I gave #s and screen shot of the ones I bought and put on my truck
Now I need a part number of the dual master that's a direct bolt in and the sizes of the tube adapters

67c10 correct??

[KVB]

I am trying to find the parking brake strut bar, shown in the pic. Both ends are offset.

Anybody have any leads as to who sells this?

I took this pic from post 20 of this thread.

I believe my rear end to be a Dana 44.

[roger55]

Are you missing those on both sides?

[KVB]

Yes, i bought a set a while back and am now just putting this together. The ones I have are offset on one end only.

[roger55]

It doesn't appear that the bar is included with any kits I can find.

That may only leave you the options of finding them in a wrecking yard or fabricating your own. If you can borrow one to make a trace, it wouldn't be very difficult to do that.

[PGSigns]

That picture really looks like 12 bolt stuff. Are you sure its a Dana 44?
Jimmy

[roger55]

Originally Posted by PGSigns

That picture really looks like 12 bolt stuff. Are you sure its a Dana 44?
Jimmy

Yes. My photo.
'65 GMC w/leaf spring rear, Dana 44 and stock brakes.

[KVB]

Roger,

Thanks for the clarification.

I must say your threads are very well documented.

I have a parts yard in Ontario looking for the parking brake strut for me.

www.billstruckshop.com

Will keep you informed if he finds anything.

Ken

[roger55]

It might help you find one if you refer to the part as a parking brake spreader bar.
I think that's the most common name but I've seen parking equalizer bar also.
Best thing to do is call it a parking brake spreader/equalizer bar to cover both.

[par4tom]

You may be in luck...I am going to be ditching this entire rear brake assembly maybe as early as next week. Going to a Baer disc brake system. If you can hold tight, I'll take some pictures and post them here with what I have on the truck now...mine is a 12 bolt and if memory serves me correctly, is like what you have pictured above

[KVB]

I am looking for the parking brake spreader bar like shown in post 110, it has an offset on both ends.

The one you have shown has an offset at one end only.

[KVB]

Found the Spreader bars.

[Matt's k5]

what is the part number for the Wagoner drums?

[roger55]

Originally Posted by Matt's k5

what is the part number for the Wagoner drums?

See post #70.

[Matt's k5]

mine is a 63 4x4 dana 44 with leaf springs , according to your post you said there 2 and 7/16 the oreilly ones where are taking that measurent from? on there link says there 3.5 tall and surface is 2.91 my original ones are almost 3.5 tall

[cbeerman]

I ordered Centric part#123.63028 from Rockauto and they were finned with "8943" cast into the drums. I sent them back and haven't look for replacements yet.

[Matt's k5]

some pics looks the same as yours

[roger55]

Yup. Best bet is the Wagoneer drums and find a reasonable machine shop to enlarge the center hole and drill the lug holes larger.
My guy charged me $40 a piece. Since the Wagoneer drums are cheap, the total price is still good.

Btw, all the other parts are available for these rears including new trac-lok (posi) carriers. My rear originally had 3.54 gears and an open diff. Both the gears and spiders were shot. A new trac-loc was hardly any more $ than replacement spiders.
Too bad the original gears were bad. I like the ratio and replaced them with new Dana 3.54 gears. So everything was replaced except for the axles and yoke. They were good.

[Praxiss454]

$40 a piece is a bargain. I think I paid for 2 hours at $120/hr at Hat Racing in San Rafael. The guy was nice but I feel it was too expensive. The good news is he did excellent work. He was the only guy I could find with a lathe big enough to turn them.

[Matt's k5]

that's what I'm worried about Someone around here capable at a decent price, what if I take my time and drill put the lugs first then carefully grind down the center

[roger55]

Originally Posted by Praxiss454

$40 a piece is a bargain. I think I paid for 2 hours at $120/hr at Hat Racing in San Rafael. The guy was nice but I feel it was too expensive. The good news is he did excellent work. He was the only guy I could find with a lathe big enough to turn them.

That's outrageous!
My guy just had a small machine shop out in back of his house and only worked in it part time. I can't see where any machine shop couldn't do this.