Front Brake Drums help

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  1. mercgt73

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    hey all,

    I was wondering if anyone knows if the front brake drums are removable from the front hubs (like 65-73 Mustangs)? If they are, are they the same as Mustang hubs?

    Would Mustang hubs fit on Mav/Comet spindles?

    Thanks!
     
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    no they do not separate and I do not think the others well work but if i am wrong some one correct me ,,
     
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    but...

    Autokrafters is selling front drums with no hubs... they say it needs to be pressed on and off and to use new wheel studs. So they do separate? :hmmm:
     
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    I have a complete set of 5 lug front drums of a '74 if you need them.
     
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    Thanks, but Im just trying to figure out some interchange stuff. (y)
     
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    I bet they will press off. I know the ones on my F100 are supposed to. No not the same thing but the same years and Ford did things pretty much the same on a lot of cars and trucks,
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    They will come off. One of my projects is disc brakes for 4 lug cars. I have pressed quite a few drums off the hubs with my BFH press. :D Just set the drum on concrete, take a solid block of wood and place it on the top of the hub, then let the bfh do all the work.
     
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