10” rear drum - front shoe hold down

Perhaps your hardware is for a different year than the shoes
I think you’re right. There’s a later hardware kit with two long springs. This might work: https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/...-1985-jeep-cherokee?q=Drum+hardware+kit&pos=0

I used a 1985 Cherokee as the reference vehicle. Kit says it’s for 10x2.5” brakes. I THINK only the top springs are different.