'68 RR 11x3 Front Drum Brakes

roadrunnerh · Aug 7, 2017

Hello fellas! I've attached a pic of the Rt side front brakes on my '68 Road Runner.
Does this setup look right? In my factory 1968 parts book, it shows an adjustment lever along with the cable, adjustment screw and guide for the front drum brakes. Instead, I have this wide spring and adjustment screw. Are front shoes just not self adjusting?

Fran Blacker · Aug 7, 2017

My 66 Satellite has the same, no self adjusters. I don't know why no self adjusters.

moparnation74 · Aug 7, 2017

HD suspension coded cars came with the non self adjusters. That is the correct setup...

roadrunnerh · Aug 7, 2017

Ok, cool. Thanks guys!

Cornpatch MO · Aug 8, 2017

Sure simplify things.
Could someone tell me what the largest rear drum brake size would be for a car? has finned drums ...possibly 11"X 3" ?............................MO

69roadr · Aug 8, 2017

Cornpatch MO said:
Sure simplify things.
Could someone tell me what the largest rear drum brake size would be for a car? has finned drums ...possibly 11"X 3" ?............................MO

Yes 11 x 3

droptop · Aug 8, 2017

On a 68 RR I always that that the std drum brakes were 11x3 up front and 11x2.5 on the rear.

miller · Aug 8, 2017

moparnation74 said:
HD suspension coded cars came with the non self adjusters.

Those were considered cop brakes, that were mounted up. Could be had, special order, or the rears were self-adjusting. Most of the drum brakes could be either, depending on the hardware used.
Self-adjusting brakes, as far as I know, are only on the rears...because, they self-adjust when the brakes are 'hit', in reverse only. That's how they work.

Basket case · Aug 8, 2017

Harry that's how my '69 is.

moparnation74 · Aug 8, 2017

miller said:
Those were considered cop brakes, that were mounted up. Could be had, special order, or the rears were self-adjusting. Most of the drum brakes could be either, depending on the hardware used.
Self-adjusting brakes, as far as I know, are only on the rears...because, they self-adjust when the brakes are 'hit', in reverse only. That's how they work.

Yes and they came standard with the HD suspension coded cars like RT's, 440's, 426's....like I said above....

oldbee · Aug 8, 2017

Kinda wrong if I'm reading all this correctly-11x2-1/2 rears, manual adjusters all around for HD suspension. Still have/use mine; AND to get a good adjustment with self adjusters you need to pound the pedal 3-4 times while rolling in reverse.

Matts68bird · Jan 1, 2024

thanks!

'68 RR 11x3 Front Drum Brakes

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