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General Information => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: madmedix on June 20, 2008, 11:19:43 pm

Title: Rear drums info and I'm in a pinch...
Post by: madmedix on June 20, 2008, 11:19:43 pm

Alrighty. Sorry for the cross-post but I'm short on time and have to get this girl going tomorrow. My parts order came in but the rear drums are 200mm with the accompanying 1.5" wide shoes. Problem is, she's wearing 180mm with the 1.25" shoes. Musta clicked the wrong link when ordering the stuff. Just for Shi#s and giggles I slid it over the stub and it covers the backing plate as well as the small one fits inside the backing plate lip. Can she wear these bigger drums with proper bearings or do I need to change out the backing plate etc as well ??  

EDIT: I just went back to the site and it only offers the 200mm drum for the '90. Strange though, on the brake shoes page it offers both the big shoes for the 200mm drum and the smaller shoes for the 180mm drum.

Cheers,
Andy
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Title: Rear drums info and I'm in a pinch...
Post by: blkboostedtruck on June 21, 2008, 12:18:16 am

you need the larger backing plates also!
Duane

Title: Rear drums info and I'm in a pinch...
Post by: madmedix on June 21, 2008, 10:34:45 am

Lovely. Thanks Duane

Title: Rear drums info and I'm in a pinch...
Post by: the caveman on June 21, 2008, 12:04:51 pm

yeah 1990 i believe is the year they changed over. I make that mistake all the time. gotta remember......