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Front Brakes - 5/19/2008 7:34:14 PM

1970 Galaxie

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I bought a set of front drums c/w hubs for my 1970 Galaxie on eBay, mostly for the hubs, but it turns out they were 11" x 3" instead of the standard 11" x 2.5" that the car is equipped with. I am now wondering what I need to do to change out the existing drums to utilize these larger drums. The drum profile is such that they fit without modification, I can get shoes and hardware for the larger drums, but the shoes won't line up with the old wheel cylinders. Does anyone know if there is a different wheel cylinder (part no. please) for this application, or is it a different backing plate, or perhaps a spacer plate behind the wheel cylinder to bring it out to the new shoe centerline? Any help is greatly appreciated.