Brake drums won't fit HELP! (pics)

You will have to swap your backing plates and drums over to the 2 1/2" stuff. Yukon axles have the 2.36" flange offset like the 4.5" bolt pattern cars. A 4" bolt pattern 8 3/4 has a different flange offset (it is about 2") so your brake stuff won't work.

Because of this different flange offset your rear will be a little wider so if you were close before with the outside of your tire against the fender it will be even closer or touch.


I keep forgetting to look at the last page before I respond. It never dawned on me that the narrower shoe should be able to fit in the wider drum.


Chuck