66 Newport Rear Drum Brakes Shoe Size

[Blackrifle]

Hey all! Have a 66 Newport I'm planning to redo the rear drum brakes on. Is there any way to tell the shoe size without taking them apart? I know they came with different sizes, so unsure of what is correct to order. Any help is appreciated. Thank You!

 

[mobileparts]

You must pull one Rear Brake Drum --- N O Brake Drum Puller Required....

90 % plus of a Chrysler had 11 " x 2 1 / 2 " Rear Brake Shoes ( 2 1 /2 " is the Brake Shoe width )

Less than 10 % of a Chrysler had 11 " x 2 " Rear Brake Shoes ( 2 " is the Brake Shoe width )

 

[Davea Lux]

Hey all! Have a 66 Newport I'm planning to redo the rear drum brakes on. Is there any way to tell the shoe size without taking them apart? I know they came with different sizes, so unsure of what is correct to order. Any help is appreciated. Thank You!

You should just pull the rear drum and measure the width, that way you know the correct size as noted. As noted, some Canadian produced cars had 11' x 2" rear brakes, most of the rest were 11" x 2.5". The best way to know for sure is to visually check. Measure the shoe, not the drum.

Dave

 

[cbarge]

Tow package had 11x3 with no self adjusters
FYI