Drum brake ????????

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  1. mavmike72

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    Will 65 mustang 5 lug drums fit on a 72 comet ?
     
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    Anybody?????????
     
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    There are alteast 3 different 1965 Mustang drum sizes between fronts and rears.

    You need to find out what drum size you need, then compare.
     
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    Are you talking about the diameter of the drum? If not what do i measure? Thanks
     
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    The diameter of the inside of the drum along with the width of the inside drum surface will tell you which size drums you have.
     
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    So the spindle is ok, i just check out what you said and im good?
     
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    The hub could also be a different size, you need to check that too.
     
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    Ok thanks for the info.
     
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    Spindles, upper and lower control arms on a 65 Mustang are different than a 72 Comets.

    :)
     
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    What i ment was where the rotor ( the shaft where the wheel bearings go ) fits on the spindle. So the shaft is different as well?
     
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    :hmmm:

    Now I'm confussed

    Rotor = disc brakes
    The fixed shaft that the wheel bearings slip onto is the spindle.

    We are talking about 65 drum to 72 drum, right? :huh:
     
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    My bad i ment drum. It doesn't matter now i just got them and the drums are 1 inch bigger than what i i have on their now. Back to the drawing board.
     
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