65 GMC Front Hub Riveted to Brake Drum

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Millspec:
Couple of thoughts:
If you have front drums riveted, they are likely original to the truck. Surprised at how long they have lasted. I had to change one of my fronts. I found grinding the head off of the river to be the easiest way to take it apart. I believe the Chevy drums for the front will be the same as your front drums.

Rear drums are a different story. We have Dana 44 rear vs Chevy that use "corporate" rear. Our rear drums do have more offset than Chevy. When I had this problem, I found the front drums for 4 wheel drive Chevy ilate sixties used six lugs and Dana 44 in their fronts. Those drums had fins but were the closest I found for use in our rear. You can use search function and find my posts in the past on this or I can look up the part on Rock Auto if you want me to.

Hope that helps..
Regards
Steve
New Orleans

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Millspec:
Looks like rear drums I mentioned are getting harder to find. Part I used was raybestos 2067r. Rock only lists one in stock. I found some more at website below.

Hope this helps.
Regards
Steve
New Orleans

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Millspec:
One other thing I forgot to mention is that I had to drill holes for lugs from 1/2" to 9/16" on these drums to fit the collar that we have on our studs.
Regards
Steve
New Orleans

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My 1965 manual doesn’t listed a maximum spec other than to not machine drum larger than .060 over nominal size. Now Rockauto does list a discard spec for the Chevy drum at 11.06 inches. Assuming std. size is 11 inches. Makes sense with 11x2 brake drums.