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Originally Posted by Chaparralman1974
Unfortunately, no not yet. I am still searching for them.
Clay
********** EDIT 12/2/2023 **********
For anyone interested, I did end up finding a brake drum that will work with the dana 44 closed knuckle front axle. Another member of the forum helped me find it. It is Raybestos 2008R. I believe that this drum was used for 1950's Chevy Trucks on the front axle. The lug holes will need to be drilled and reamed to match the lug studs. I upgraded my studs to 9/16", and if memory serves me correctly I had to ream the holes out to 5/8", but the drums fit perfectly otherwise.
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I'm 99% sure I know the answer and your pictures also seem to confirm...
But, do the brake drums just slide off the spindle?
I pulled my spindle and hub as an assembly and can't seem to get them apart? I did take the 2 screws that hold them together and air hammered around the hub on the drum(before I just pulled them together). Had to quit for today, but I thought tomorrow I would parts washer the grease out of the hub and stick them in the sandblaster to make sure there's not paint/grime buildup causing a ridge at the ID of the drum. I say that, because when they were still on the axle. I could pry lightly between the backing plate and drum and see movement at the lug studs. I also lightly heated the drum in the same place. I'm trying to be gentle for fear of warping them like you thought you might have....