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Old 03-24-2016, 12:54 PM   #1
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Default What year are these Ford brakes with 11 inch drums?

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Old 03-24-2016, 02:01 PM   #2
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could be early 50s Ford F-1 Pick-up Brakes
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Old 03-24-2016, 02:35 PM   #3
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Default Re: What year are these Ford brakes with 11 inch drums?

'49-'51 Mercury also, but in this case '40 Ford.
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Old 03-24-2016, 02:50 PM   #4
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........ in this case '40 Ford.
'40 Ford? Are we looking at the same backing plates? DD

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Default Re: What year are these Ford brakes with 11 inch drums?

Those look like Bendix, not Lockheed brakes. Ford started using Bendix brakes on the F-1 Pickup in '48 and on cars in '49. The Zephyr used Bendix starting in '39.
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Old 03-24-2016, 03:12 PM   #6
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'40 Ford? Are we looking at the same backing plates? DD

Read the EBAY listing, that's what they came off of. That's why "in this case'
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Old 03-24-2016, 03:17 PM   #7
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The drums might be F1 but it's harder to tell from the inside out. If they would have taken a photo of the outside I could tell a lot easier. A person usually has to take a bit of meat off the old spindles to get the backing plates to fit up to the earlier types.
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Old 03-24-2016, 08:51 PM   #8
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The guy I bought them from said they came off a 1940. However they are not 1940 brakes as the drums are 11 inches and the brakes are bendix.
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Old 03-25-2016, 04:18 AM   #9
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They are not F1, The drum and hub are separate pieces on F1, looks like an early 60's style drum/hub.
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Old 03-25-2016, 04:32 AM   #10
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Just to clarify. Here's a pair of OEM 49-51 Merc front brakes. They are 11 in. dia. with 5 x 5 1/2 inch bolt pattern with removable drums as the drums slide over the studs and are "hub centered" with 3 little 1/4 inch bolts? I will check the dimensions of the spindle mounting bolt holes, if needed. Those shown on ebay don't match the Merc OEM so you can eliminate that possibility. I OSPHO'd them to keep Mr. Rust away. These are for sale if anyone needs them. Check For Sale section.
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I have a 64 tbird with 11 inch brakes, looks a bit like those. Paul
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Could be 53-56 F-100. They can be adapted to the '40 spindle using an inner bearing and seal change. The seller indicates" they are later model gear" he removed from a 40.I've put the 53-56 F-100's on three different cars. They will work on spindles from 37-48.
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Old 03-25-2016, 09:12 AM   #13
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Default Re: What year are these Ford brakes with 11 inch drums?

Ford had 12" brakes from 39 to 48. Not familiar with later models. The Zephyr used 12" drums also.
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I have the F-1 brakes on my 39. Early f-100 brakes fit also. Avery common upgrade in braking.
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Old 03-25-2016, 10:18 AM   #15
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I'm using F-1 on my 33, fairly simple upgrade. The mod I did required the F-1 hubs as well as backing plates. Used later model pickup drums. This was a front axle only modification, as I have 9 inch Ford axles in a 38 banjo rear axle (quickchange).
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Old 04-02-2016, 02:31 PM   #16
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flatjack, I'm using what I believe to be F1 brakes on my '40 axle. However, the aftermarket drums I bought stick out too far because they are 11" x 2.5" and my brake shoes are only 2" wide. Are the F1 brakes supposed to be 2.5" and I have something else?
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Old 04-02-2016, 02:58 PM   #17
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They should be 2.0 inch. I may depend on what drums you have, if they are later model F-150 rear drums, they will be 2.5 inch wide. I run these drums on my 33 front axle with F1 backing plates and hubs. It ends up a 2.0 shoe on a 2.5 inch drum, I don't see a problem with this, but others might! It was a fairly common practice in the past.
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Old 04-04-2016, 09:43 PM   #18
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flatjack, I'm using what I believe to be F1 brakes on my '40 axle. However, the aftermarket drums I bought stick out too far because they are 11" x 2.5" and my brake shoes are only 2" wide. Are the F1 brakes supposed to be 2.5" and I have something else?
If you bought 2.5" Bronco/F-100 rear drums, thinking you have F-1 hubs and they stuck out too far, maybe you have F-100 hubs. If that's the case F-100 drums are readily available from most any parts store.
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