[WANTED] 9 inch front left side drum Richardson, TX

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Missing stud. All input I have received tells me when punched out improperly the spline hole gets enlarged.
Just tack weld the new stud in place, if the hole is enlarged.
No big deal. Don't make a mountain out of a mole hill.
Don't worry about it.
Don't loose any sleep over it.
Saw lots of studs tack welded in place, in the decades that i was wrenching for a living.
 
I didn't catch your stud issue earlier. I though the only issue was a worn out drum.
Me personally, I wouldn't have 1 right hand thread stud in the same hub with 4 left handed. I would just run that wheel with only 4 of 5 studs. If I had 2 or more left hand stud issues in a hub, and had to change all 5 on the left front to right hand threads, I would have to change the left rear to right hand threads also.
This issue/headache you have is not new. Once upon a time Dorman offered these 7/16 studs with slightly oversized splines so garages could repair in one manner or the other. The right handed with oversized splines are probably still available. Demand for the left hand studs went away because most garages advised their customer, "Let us go ahead and change all left handed to right handed. It will cost you a bit more but this left hand thread on left side issue is over."
For many models they had to remove the rear wheel cylinders to access a hole to poke the new studs in through. Draw the new stud in with heavy washer and nut. Done
To have to tell the first person at the tire store that I have left hand threads on left side of car, and expect him/her to tell the next person who actually does the work is enough complication. Imagine... "This and this is right handed. That and that is left handed except those studs and nuts I have painted caution yellow which are also right handed". If you had worked at a tire store during the 70s or 80s, you probably would have heard something like that from a customer.
 
I am proceeding with installation of right hand thread on left hub but will continue my search for a good left hand replacement. Halfafish has one but will not be available until latter this year. Will swap it out then. Regarding the whole left hand thread thing. I think it most interesting and am happy to have a car made so. I never allow others to work on my cars so even one left lug mixed among rights is not an issue. What is an issue is what I've learned regarding replacement of the studs and or drums and how destructive the process is. Is this an issue on 9 inch brakes only or are the 10 inch made the same as well?
 
of course the 10 brakes are built the same. All of them were built the same until they changed ( whatever year that was).
 
I may have what your looking for. Upgraded my 70 Duster to BBP , had 9" drums all around. I don't know much
about 9" stuff. I have everything off the car. Drums are in good shape don't think they have ever been turned. Also have spindles and upper arms. Also saved most lug nuts , I can check for left hand.

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I'm willing to bet the left drum from a 70 model is right hand. Cannot tell from pics but think your drum is different than 1968. Does it have fins. Mine does not.

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