Well crap, before I saw your reply I went down to Az. Differential and talked to the owner, they shortened the diff and aftermarket axles. According to him, the axles he cut and sold me will work with 2.5" brake set up so I got some used backing plates out of his pile, turns out their 11 x 2.5, got a tester drum coming tomorrow from NAPA. Crossing my fingers. If this doesn't work sounds like expensive axle mods or $400 for NOS skinny drums on e bay plus the search for skinny pads. What's car building without another rabbit hole!
