Narrow brakes on 4 lug 8" rear

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  1. kukm66

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    After re-doing my rear brakes on my 4 lug 8" rear, I noticed the brakes are very narrow. Any ideas on how to make some mods so I can use wider drums?

    I know that on Falcon convertibles, Ford used a much wider drum yet used the same rears.
     
    kukm66, Apr 7, 2009
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    Only way to do that is to change to a 5 bolt housing with the bigger brakes.
     
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