Joe Flanagan Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 I've been communicating with a guy from France who has a 48 Dodge. I don't know whether he's a member of the forum or not. I was going to send him a spare brake drum that I have lying around but his drums have studs attached while mine just have the five threaded holes. Has anyone ever attached studs to a drum that doesn't have them? Is there any reasonable workaround for this or would it just make more sense to find an exact match? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Simple job for a machine shop to drill out the threads, and press in the studs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Dodge usually has 11 inch drum also compared to Plymouth 10...do verify the size first.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Strieb Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 you can also screw proper grade and length bolts through the back side of the drum, but left hand bolts are hard to find. The drums on my '38 dodge are all right hand thread,., and all have bolts through the back side...works great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted July 23, 2014 Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 Left hand bolts are not hard to find. http://www.mcmaster.com/#left-hand-threaded-bolts/=syrjw6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Flanagan Posted July 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2014 OK. Thanks everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_shel_ny Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) I've been communicating with a guy from France who has a 48 Dodge. I don't know whether he's a member of the forum or not. Believe he has an ad in classifieds perhaps not I have a D24 drum, but unfortunately although turned and true, it is out of specs thickness wise. Edited July 24, 2014 by shel_ny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Flanagan Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Thanks, Shel. As it turns out, it looks like he has decided to do a disc brake conversion on the fronts. And as Tim indicated, it turns out my Plymouth drum is smaller than the one from his Dodge so it wouldn't have worked anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Drat Joe..I had a pair of 11 inch front Dodge drums..oh well..still make great door stops...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Flanagan Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Well, if he decides not to go with the conversion for whatever reason, you could always sell him one of yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 lets see...Baldar Conehead was from France...instead of NARFTLE THE GARTHOK! he has to narftle the brake drum.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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