Brake shoe size
One source of confusion is 1968 models were a transition year.
'68 has tabbed shoes, but the same self-adjusters as previous years.
IIRC, at the start of the calendar year, cars were built with the '69 up adjusters and a slightly different shoe.
The 1970 Hamtramck Registry - 1969 M.T.S.C. Servicing Highlights - Reference Book
inside the new '69 adjuster spring arrangement looks like this
The 1970 Hamtramck Registry - 1969 M.T.S.C. Drum Brakes - Reference Book
If you really want '68 correct, see if mobileparts has them. Or have a place like Rochester Brake and Clutch reline yours.
The width measurements are nominal.
Most shoes and pads will have a FMSI number stamped or painted on them. That's the best way to identify the shoe.
This is the interchange number on a nominal 10 x 1.75 '68 only rear shoe.
One source of confusion is 1968 models were a transition year.
'68 has tabbed shoes, but the same self-adjusters as previous years.
IIRC, at the start of the calendar year, cars were built with the '69 up adjusters and a slightly different shoe.
The 1970 Hamtramck Registry - 1969 M.T.S.C. Servicing Highlights - Reference Book
inside the new '69 adjuster spring arrangement looks like this
The 1970 Hamtramck Registry - 1969 M.T.S.C. Drum Brakes - Reference Book
If you really want '68 correct, see if mobileparts has them. Or have a place like Rochester Brake and Clutch reline yours.
The width measurements are nominal.
Most shoes and pads will have a FMSI number stamped or painted on them. That's the best way to identify the shoe.
This is the interchange number on a nominal 10 x 1.75 '68 only rear shoe.
