Originally Posted by
LarrBeard
" My 11" brakes off a 46 Pickup do not have the bottom adjusters, maybe Larrbeard can jump in...
Do your brakes only have adjusters on the top Larry?""
Yes, I have 11-inch brakes. The '48 only has two eccentrics per backing plate.
"Big" Jeeps are different than the "little Jeeps. I believe - I don't have the books to back me up - that when the trucks, wagons and panel deliveries went to the 11-inch brakes, they only had adjusters at the top, two per wheel. The shoes pivot at the bottom, so as you turn the eccentric adjusters, you are only swinging the tops of the shoes - not the entire lining.