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Tim Walton, Port Mc neill, 67 plymouth barracuda 440

Hi , quick question, I purchased Yukon axles with 5 on 4.5 bolt pattern, redrilled my hubs, bolted on and all is fine, except when I move the car the wheels are torqued right up to the hub and axle and it won't move. What brake drum and backing plate and for what year do I need to solve this problem, thanks, Tim Walton

Tim-

I'm assuming we're talking about an 8.75" axle assemble here.

There's no hubs on the rear of any Mopar from this ('65-up) era. The axles have flanges so no hubs are needed. I can't imagine...what did you redrill?

What did you set the wheel bearing endplay to? (Should be around 0.004-0.008"). If there's "less than zero" endplay, the axles would have a difficult time turning!

You must use any "big car" drums and backing plates, can be 10" or 11". Could be as early as '65 Plymouth or as late as '89 Diplomat. All parts, however, should be from the same car.

Rick

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