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Re: 1959 got bigger brakes... since when?
I've done hundreds of brake jobs most when I was the front end/ brake mechanic in a firestone store but wouldn't have known that 59 was different than 55/58. For me it was always take the shoes out of the box, match them to the old shoes, finish the brake job.
I don't remember any trouble with GM brakes not being the right ones except when the service writer got the info wrong and ordered parts for the wrong year. Fords after the mid 50's early 60's were an absolute pain though. You have to have the year correct, model correct, engine and transmission correct to get the right brake shoes and drums for some models.
I'd think that a good number of car/truck salesmen in 1959 didn't know that you could even get a limited slip/posi in a 59 truck.
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My ongoing truck projects:
48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six.
71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant.
77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.
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