I used 1982 Chevrolet 3/4 ton semi-floater brakes on the back of a 1952 Chevrolet HO52 stock rear-end.
Here's what you do:
Remove the axles, hubs, and backing plates. Swap the backing plates. Obtain Dorman wheel studs for the 1952 dually wheels. Press the new studs into the stock hubs (I removed the shields).
I machined down some 1/2" dowel pins x 8 (4 each wheel equally spaced)to index the brake drum more evenly. The reason for the longer studs is because the newer brake drum flange is thicker. Also, the stud holes in the new drums are a larger diameter - that's why the spacers.
You will have to bend up new brakelines and/or use adapters to the 1982 wheel cylinders.
You can use all new drums and all new hardware. The 1982 3/4 ton setup you need is the "4 5/8" drum width. This will give you 13" brakes on the back.
And when it's all assembled, you'd never know it wasn't stock.
And it works awesome!
