Rear Brake parts help

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edited November -1 in HUDSON
Hiya,, need to find complete rear brakes assemblies for 54 Jet. Will other Hudson backing plates and rums work or ? Also any good sources for new shoes and wheel cylinders.

Thanks

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  • 53jetman
    53jetman Senior Contributor
    The Hudson Jet stands alone as far as brake parts applications. The brake shoe number is #51 for both front & rear. As far as I know, there are no new wheel cylinders currently manufactured for the Jet. Best thing to do is have the cylinders you have sleeved with stainless steel to original specs. The brake shoe size is 9" by 2". As far as I know, drums and backing plates from the larger Hudsons will not work on the Jet.

    Jerry Bean
    Hudson Jet Tech Advisor for HET
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    I have a cmplete Jet rear end from a car I scrapped.
    Roger
  • Marconi
    Marconi Senior Contributor
    You might check on brake parts for Rambler sixes and Studebaker Champions/Larks 54 and newer. They used this same type of brake.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Thanks
  • 53jetman
    53jetman Senior Contributor
    I think you'll find that the Rambler & Studebaker did not use as large a rear wheel cylinder as Hudson did on the Jet.

    Jerry
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    www.rockauto.com has some brake parts listed for jets
  • 53jetman
    53jetman Senior Contributor
    Just looked at the Rock Auto cataloging for the Jet brake parts. Looks to me like they just repeated the same part numbers they use for the '50 thru '52 Pacemeker, and '53 & '54 Wasp. WRONG PARTS! ! ! These will not fit the Jet as it came from the factory!

    Jerry
  • Geoff
    Geoff Senior Contributor
    Jet uses Wagner Lockheed brakes, senior models use Bendix.
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