Where is a good source for rear brake shoes and hardware for my wagon? I have a leaking wheel cylinder and figured I would replace everything while I was in there. I have found the wheel cylinders locally but that's about it. I looked onto Mac's, Carpenter and Obsolete Ford without much luck. I have yet to find a one stop place for all.

Durham Missouri

Way back in 1967, I pulled a 3 something to 1 Dana rear end out of my 55 bird, and replaced it with a 4:27:1 out of a 6 cyl o/d wagon. IIRC, the brakes changed over, and I did not need to change the backing plates. The spring perches were a different height, and I needed lowering blocks on the bird. When I did the axle bearings some years ago on my current bird, the axles were larger, and the parts guy said the ones that fit were a truck part. So apparently the trucks used the same housing. Bird brake parts fit it fine. It also explained the really sloppy welding on the spring perches, they must have been changed somewhere along the line.

miker
55 bird, 32 cabrio F code
Kent, WA
Tucson, AZ