I think my dad enjoys making things difficult with the Broncos. Then he can tell me how easy the engine swap was in the Swinger, or how easily he finds parts for the race car. :roll:

Ok, last week he tells me he found out the '78 Bronco has a heavy duty 9" with 2800 pound axles, and that the brake shoes are supposed to be 2.5" instead of the 2.25" that came off it.

He's doing the brakes today and he comes upstairs all pissy and says he's gotta go to the parts store to "try and find some brakes for that dern Bronco." He says the ones he got are too thin and won't adjust out far enough. That he can't find anybody that makes 2.5" brakes that will fit the Bronco.

Now my question is THIS...is my dad just nuts, or does everybody have problems finding the right brakes? Before we got the engine finished he had me convinced that nobody made the right exhaust valves. Then the crap we went through with the motor mounts.

Maybe I should just get a Dodge, something he knows how to fix. :???:

Maybe I should just get a Dodge, something he knows how to fix. :???: Practice makes perfect :flipoff: DODGE ha ha ha ha

they could have put the wrong part in the wrong box?? Happens all the time. Other then that I have no idea.


Good idea to fix brakes before installing 400HP engine into bronco BTW!!

You should be doing the work, not your dad since you know more about your truck than he does ;)

Checker/Shucks/Kragen parts numbers-

Two sizes-

Raybestos 169PG
Rear Brake Shoes: PG Plus; Organic; 10 x 2-1/2" Brakes
$19.99



Raybestos 263PG
Rear Brake Shoes: PG Plus; Organic; 11-1/32 x 2-1/4" Brakes
$22.99


Notice how the 2.5" wide shoes have a smaller drum diameter compared to the 2.25" one. BTW, these are for an '82 F-150 if your dad wants to look them up at the store. Only the 2-1/4" shoe comes up for the '78 Bronco.

But the drums are 11". :???:

Thanks Dusty, I'll tell him though.


And he won't let me do any work. I only get to watch, and that's only if I happen to show up...he never tells me when he's doing anything. Like he doesn't want me learning his secrets. :roll: