Thick brake shoes

[Gustavo 390]

Hi everyone, fairly new here. Always use this site as a guide to working on my truck if I'm stuck. Well this week I'm stuck and can't seem to find the answer. Have a 69 f250 with the 12 x 2.5 brake shoes in the rear. Well im only on one side so far have the new shoes on and had to buy a new drum and when I slide the drum back on its kind of tight, put the drum all the way on its hard to turn. I turned the old new brake shoes in for another pair, same issue. I measured the drum, it's 12.009. These are brakebest brand shoes was wondering if anyone else had problems with these shoes? The top of the shoes are contacting the center pin and the adjuster is in all the way that it will go. Of course I bought a new one of those, with everything being made so cheap now and universal didn't know if anyone had this problem. I never really ran into this problem till now, I use to work on a whole fleet for a school district never ran into this. I really don't want to have to sand the shoes down a tad but thinking I might need to or go get another brand, thanks

[sargentrs]

You could just have the drums turned. Not a bad idea to do so anyway. I always have new drums turned. Bought too many out of round right out of the box.

[Gustavo 390]

Yeah was thinking the same just glad I got another opinion, thanks.

[Gustavo 390]

Finally figured out what was wrong. Compared the old brake shoes to the brake best brand ones and the top where it's supposed to sug up the anchor pin is more small than the orginals or the napa ones I just bought. Thought someone later on may run into this problem so now iys out there just buy the napa brake shoes...went right on

[sargentrs]

Thanks for the heads up!

[1972hiboy]

yup, its a valid concern with new parts, they are made ever so different but enough sometimes to not fit correctly. Earlier in the week i had to file down a alignment pin on a breaker point set on a forklift to sit flush with the breaker plate. it was made just slightly different......... Good info to pass on to the forum though.