What are these adapters for ?

[russcc]

I have some of these adapters and it looks like they adapt some type of brake backing plate to some type spindle. Any ideas. Thank you.

 

[V8COOPMAN]

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Man, those are more rare than teeth on a chicken. Pictured below are '42-'48 LINCOLN FRONT backing plates. If you'll look closely, the offset (deep stamping) of the part where the four bolt holes are located is about 1/2" DEEPER than a Ford Lockheed backing plate. If you bolt them to a Ford spindle AS-IS, the brake shoes will be partially visible between the backing plate and the brake drum. Those spacers will bring the '42-'48 FRONTS back into the same plane as stock Ford, or even Lincoln REAR backing plates.

As a side note, ALL Lincoln REAR backing plates have the same offset as Ford Lockheed plates, and the Lincoln REAR plates can be used AS-IS (NO spacer) on the front, '37-'48 Ford spindles. 1941 ONLY Lincoln FRONT plates can be bolted-on to '37-'48 Ford spindles AS-IS....NO mods! DD

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[Brian]

And pictured is a spacer required to fit 39-40 Lincoln front b/plates to 35-36 spindles, again to correctly position the 35-36 brake drums.

 

[russcc]

Thank you for your responses. I thought it might be for something like that.

 

[McMimmcs]

Thank you for your responses. I thought it might be for something like that.

I love it when people say “ I thought so” ! Hahaha

 

[Tinker]

. Man, those are more rare than teeth on a chicken. DD ....

You mean hens tooth? Just messing.

Great info as usual from you, a wealth of info.

 

[19Fordy]

V8, Thanks for posting. I learned something new from you today. Jim

 

[Early Ford Junkie]

learn something everytime I'm on here great thread

 

[scicala]

I love it when people say “ I thought so” ! Hahaha

I love it when people make comments that don't help anything.

Sal

 

[Tim Ayers]

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[JM 35 Sedan]

I love it when people make comments that don't help anything.

Sal

Yep, I love it too! Just like this comment I'm making now, but it does add to our total post count numbers which some here really like to do.....

 

[ford38v8]

Chicken lips are harder to find than hen’s teeth.

 

[Tinker]

Chicken lips are harder to find than hen’s teeth.

Depends on what you are looking for and your mojo.

 

[GB SISSON]

I didn't know chickens had lips and what's a post count?

 

[Tinker]

GB, post counts are something we all value and really respect. It's why we are here. Irony is implied.

I live in northern mn, good hens lips are hard to find, plenty of hens teeth though. Yikes!!!

But we digress.

 

[GSCOV]

Thought they were muffler bearing races.