Brake Drum size

[Toploader]

Back in the day my cousins friend stuffed a 396 bowtie in a Vega.....that car was sick.

I would love to have a 2 door wagon.
Maybe an old Sedan Delivery?
Hmm, make a Nomad style Grand Marq?
I had a Pinto 2 door wagon way back in antiquity.

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LOL....I did laugh at the typo of a 2 door wagon!! The car has turbine mags.

Wow. I didn't know you had a 2-Door Wagon!

10" drums unless someone changed them. You should be able to get the size by looking through the wheels unless you have steel wheels.

[mitymerc]

I would love to have a 2 door wagon.
Maybe an old Sedan Delivery?
Hmm, make a Nomad style Grand Marq?
I had a Pinto 2 door wagon way back in antiquity.

[jaywish]

Wow. I didn't know you had a 2-Door Wagon!

10" drums unless someone changed them. You should be able to get the size by looking through the wheels unless you have steel wheels.

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here is the production report...I do not see any "K" in the VIN

[mitymerc]

true but the drum adds about 1" overall to the measurement. if it measures 11", it wants 10" shoes. If it measures 12", it wants 11" shoes.

The pics I posted show 12" outer measurement on wagon.

[DerekTheGreat]

If your car doesn't have the K code axle or the factory hitch & transmission cooler she ain't a tow PKG. Slap a set of 10's on 'er.

[Toploader]

Never even thought of that!....thanks!

true but the drum adds about 1" overall to the measurement. if it measures 11", it wants 10" shoes. If it measures 12", it wants 11" shoes.

[gadget73]

The measurement is from the inside of the drum though.

true but the drum adds about 1" overall to the measurement. if it measures 11", it wants 10" shoes. If it measures 12", it wants 11" shoes.

[Toploader]

Looks like I will indeed have to pull the wheel off. When I called Green Sales I was told some standard MGMs came with 11inch drums, and some came with 10inch. No way to know unless the wheel is taken off.

[sly]

The measurement is from the inside of the drum though.

[gadget73]

Tow package cars have 11" drums too. Assume nothing, otherwise whatever you order is going to be the wrong size. Its probably a 10" but for want of a few minutes with a tape measure I wouldn't chance it.

[mitymerc]

87 Wagon

[VicCrownVic]

What he said. My understanding is unless the car has been changed, it will have 10 inch drums. 11 inch drums were only on the police package cars and wagons.

I assume the outside diameter of the drums would be different, but don't know what the outside diameter of the 10 inch drums would be. If the outside diameter is around 11 the inside diameter must be smaller.

I thought someone (kishy?) did a comparison of 10 inch drum vs 11 inch, but could be wrong.

[DerekTheGreat]

She's a 10. Probably not literally but in inches.