rear brakes 1948 ford pickup

Yes, but they do not have the same emergency cable setup. Instead of a cable and wire, they have a cable that attaches like the 37 mechanical brakes. So you also need to use the 48 truck emergency brake cables.
 
The other problem is the drum hub bearing situation. The smaller F1 11-inch drums leave less room for the brake wheel cylinder in there. F2 or F3 backing plates with a 12-inch diameter might work better since it might be adaptable to the stock 40 type drums. The Lincoln 12-inch types with the shallow backing plates work the best for Bendix type brakes.
 
The register circle and bolt pattern on '48 F-1 rear backing plates is totally different than
on a '40 rear axle.

I don't think any F-2 rear backing plates have emergency brake provisions. I don't know about the fit of the '48-'51 Lockheed plates; but the '52 up Bendix plates can be adapted to the '40 axle; but the offset is shallower than the original Lockheed plates and the Ford drum assembly is too deep and will not work.
 
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