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bruce garside said

View attachment 1715404259 I have a hot rod with early 8&3/4 rear that has cotter key and large nut holding rear hub, and i need to change to park brake style backing plates. It has 11x2.5 drums will a newer,style backing plate and rigging fit? Thanks.

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Won’t fit. You have a tapered axle that requires a dog bone to get the hub off. The drums are not available anymore which is the biggest issue. You’re going to have to replace the complete axle with 65 or newer. If you want to keep the axle, it can be retrofitted with newer drums. There’s a thread on the web explaining how to do it. Measure the width and maybe we can tell you what’s in it. Craig