Ok here’s my situation,
I have a 1965 fastback in the process of being restored. Last weekend I pulled the rear end and checked the brake drums for wear. The good news is the rear end is fine, but both drums need to be replaced as they are out of spec. I’m thinking that I’d like to upgrade the rear brakes by going to a 10” x 2 ½” rear drum like Shelby, but after a quick trip to the bone yard I found that I’ve got a small diameter (2.835) wheel bearing. Every car I found at the bone yard with 11” or 10” brakes used the larger diameter (3.15) wheel bearing. I even started looking for a disk brake set up I could use, but I haven’t found much that’ll accommodate my unique rear end. Did they make a rear backing plate that’ll accommodate the smaller bearing and a larger drum or should I just pony up the cash and go with a disk brake conversion? Also how unique is that type of rear end?
Thanks and sorry for the long post.
I have a 1965 fastback in the process of being restored. Last weekend I pulled the rear end and checked the brake drums for wear. The good news is the rear end is fine, but both drums need to be replaced as they are out of spec. I’m thinking that I’d like to upgrade the rear brakes by going to a 10” x 2 ½” rear drum like Shelby, but after a quick trip to the bone yard I found that I’ve got a small diameter (2.835) wheel bearing. Every car I found at the bone yard with 11” or 10” brakes used the larger diameter (3.15) wheel bearing. I even started looking for a disk brake set up I could use, but I haven’t found much that’ll accommodate my unique rear end. Did they make a rear backing plate that’ll accommodate the smaller bearing and a larger drum or should I just pony up the cash and go with a disk brake conversion? Also how unique is that type of rear end?
Thanks and sorry for the long post.