Fitting girling drums on a standard hub

[leaf200]

Hi,

I was looking at a girling brake drum in my workshop and wondering what it would take to fit on a standard brake setup. I always thought the issue was it fitting in the wheel but I tried a wheel centre and the only issue I could see was the spokes might foul the fin. It looks like the braking surface would be in the wrong place and a spacer may be required.

Has anyone fitted girling brake drums on a standard setup

Thanks

[Ruairidh Dunford]

Do you mean, using them on Austin stub axles and shoes etc?

[leaf200]

Yes just fitting them to standard brakes

[Dave Mann]

The Girling drums will not fit the earlier brakes, Tony Betts did supply cast iron drums which will.

[Austin in the Shed]

I think just cleaning up the o/d in a lathe and they do fit,just need to check the stud faces meet.

[AustinWood]

I think the offset of the linings to the hub face is different so they don't fit onto the hub. However they do fit the later vintage wheel. I had a 1930 saloon with Girling front axle and original 19" wheels.

[Dave Mann]

They won't fit a 1932 RN with 1.25" brake shoes without reducing the diameter of the back plate.