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| | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | Fred is right.
Check the brakes, backing plates and the front bearings really carefully. This is a common modification but if not done right it may be unsafe.
Hubs and drums from an early 50's Chevy car is typical and results in a 5 x 4-3/4 bolt pattern. But the same approach can put larger drums from a Pontiac, Buick or Olds of that some era so your pattern could be 5 x 5 or even something else.
The same approach can be used to put 5-lug disk brakes on the front of one of these trucks and there are kits with parts and instructions.
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