Details, details.
Can you provide more detail on what's keeping the new drums from fitting? Wrong bolt pattern? Width? Diameter? (should be 9.5 inches for a Skylark). Compare the new drums to the old, where do they differ?
Diameter: New shoes, new drums, sometimes it's awfully tight in there since both surfaces are designed with plenty of "meat" on them for wearing purposes. If it's a simple matter of a too-tight fit consider having the new drums turned just a bit at the service station....not a bad idea regardless, I've seen some "new" drums that were far-from-perfect inside....
If it's a bolt pattern or lining-width issue (best as I can remember, sedans were 2 inches wide, wagons 2.5, but it's been a while) then it's a matter of taking your old drums to the store (or better yet, the local boneyard) and finding a match. Or ask the fella running the brake lathe at the service station, he's seen a few brake drums in his time, might recognize your old ones on sight
Best of luck and hope this helps!
Last edited by Special_Deluxe; 09-02-2009 at 09:32 AM.
Reason: Typos!
-Mike
1968 Special daily driver 285K "Roadmaster"
1969 Skylark 2dr 38K 99% original- gone but not forgotten
1992 Chev Lumina 3.4 project- just plain gone
and a '75 Ford Granada project for sale!
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