1956 Chevy Truck - Stop In The Name Of Love

Then the brake shoes were removed, allowing access to the four bolts retaining the rear axle flange.

We used a Morgan Knocker to pull the rear axles (any slide hammer will work).

The bare flange was cleaned (this is a before shot) in order to install...

...the backing plate spacer used to maintain clearances.

The spacer is in place, ready for reassembly.

The axles were tapped in with a 2-pound brass hammer.

Afterward, we screwed in the four Allen head retaining bolts... ...then placed the four hi-collar washers on the rear axle flange's face. IMPORTANT NOTE: The BR1716 brackets in the DB1716BR kit bolt in directly for '59-64 trucks with 3.8:1 gear ratios. On some '55-58 rearends with 3.9:1 ratios,...

...the primary brackets might not seat flush on the flange. On our '56 Chevy, we ground a small amount of metal from the BR1716 brackets to fit against the raised areas. As with all custom installations, trial-fit the parts before painting or plating.

The caliper mounting bracket bolts had to be inserted into the primary bracket before it was bolted to the flange.