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Hey Dan, Craig;

Thanks, but I already gave up…?

Yeah, I pulled the pin today and ordered a drum kit. Nothing cool like a 7 piece PEARL rock band kit either.
With it being the rear brakes and once they are on and set up/bled they can be forgotten about. I felt that I didn’t need any additional issues mucking around with set ups. The manufacturer doesn’t give any alternative configurations. It may be that I got a basic kit with no features or maybe there are accessories available. I am okay with plain old drum brakes.
There is a shop out of California, Roadster Supply, and they have remanufactured backing plates with my axle housing bolt pattern.
It may be a cop out, but I wanted a quick solve to my problem. I tried locally to find a used set I could refurb, and given time something would turn up. My problem is that the truck is progressing and I didn’t want to have it in limbo for long.

Thanks for the suggestions, I welcome the input.
Steve