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Just got the rear brakes dissasembled on my 54 1-ton tonight. Can someone tell me what I need to save and/or where I can find a kit with the springs and pins? good news is i think the shoes and drums are useable. one drum has some of the outer weld ring popping off bu im not going to tow anything crazy so i thnk they will be fine
napa has rear brake cylinders for $70. ouch. anyone have a better source?

found cylinders at chevsofthe40's listed for 3800 but look different. mine has a singe boss on the back and these have two angled at about 45 degrees toward front and rear of the truck with only 1 tapped. springs are piecemeal but i think mine are ok

are the backing plate pins the same on 1/2 ton and 1 ton trucks? i see the half ton pins but not 1 ton for sale...

I have a 1951 3800, which is a pre-Bendix brakes setup (started in 1953?). However you should know that the front brake wheel cylinders are different from the rear. I did notice that when I ordered my rear wheel cylinders from Chevsofthe40s, it was actually the front cylinder but mislabeled in the catalog. I ended up ordering the rear cylinders from Jim Carters. They happen to have a better selection of the hard to find brake parts IMO that you may not find at your FLAPS.

Thanks for the advice. chevsofthe40's doesnt seem to give much info for specs. I'll compare prices from everywhere and take care to make sure i get the right parts. at one point i read that 3/4 ton rear drum is the same as 1 ton front. maybe theyre messing up 3/4 ton rear vs 1 ton rear.

Rock Auto catalog list brake shoes, brake cylinders ,hoses and such for 49 3100 and some parts for 1 ton but not specifically for a 3800. wonder what the diff. would be?

As far as I remember,3600 REAR drums are the same as 3800 FRONTS.
steve sr.