Yes, that's something we did on occasion- - - -usually if we installed replacement drums on front hubs. Most rear drums centered on the axle flange, so they were more likely to be concentric. Way back in the dark ages, it was a routine thing to put a ground, not machined finish on the brake drums that were used with sintered iron brake linings. Those were used for applications like police cars, taxicabs, delivery trucks, race cars, and other heavy duty applications. Noisy, but they would outlast asbestos linings about 3 to 1.
Jerry

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