Originally Posted by Hotrod Lincoln
Those are Lockheed brakes- - -the same style used on Ford vehicles from the Model A to 1948, also on most Chrysler products of the same era. The snail shell style adjusters and the cross spring are a dead ringer for the Ford style brake. Some of them had an oval slot at the bottom to allow for a little bit of servo-action assist to transfer wheel rotation into extra braking force on the rear brake shoe. Nice project!
Jerry

Lockheed brakes as used on Ford and Chrysler...learned something new. Thanks Jerry.


1941 Chevy 1 1/2-ton WW2 4x4 dump truck
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