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Nick_R_23 · 04-30-2023, 08:03 PM

Started on the rear brakes today. Didn’t make it that far, mostly because I could’ve sworn up and down that I had 13” brakes, but turns out that I actually had 11” rears. Instead of returning all the parts and going with 11”, I’m going to locate the 13” backing plates and end up with a better set of brakes!

The original ones were destroyed…

Both wheel hubs stripped. Probably going to take these into town with me and have them hot tanked since they’re pretty nasty.

04-30-2023, 08:03 PM	#127
Nick_R_23 Registered User Join Date: May 2016 Location: Willow, Alaska Posts: 836	Re: 1978 Chevy K20 longbed with nearly 500,000 miles! LS Swap begins! Started on the rear brakes today. Didn’t make it that far, mostly because I could’ve sworn up and down that I had 13” brakes, but turns out that I actually had 11” rears. Instead of returning all the parts and going with 11”, I’m going to locate the 13” backing plates and end up with a better set of brakes! The original ones were destroyed… Both wheel hubs stripped. Probably going to take these into town with me and have them hot tanked since they’re pretty nasty.