Ford 9 inch differential. Axle flange measurement

[Crosley.In.AZ]

OK... thanks for putting up with my questions.  I took your statements: and I  Cleaned up an axle & bearing that was still assembled.  Stuck parts into the  housing flange and measured it...  Like I should have done  the first day.

As Photos show:  I have a 2 3/8 spacing on the brake parts.

I often tell young guys : It is the simple s*** that will get you.  This was so simple.  I made it complicated for some reason.

The axle flange, the bearing width. The depth the bearing sits in the pocket is something I had completely over looked

Measuring from the face of the housing flange to the outer face of the axle is 2.374 to 2.378 ... darn close to 2 3/8 inch.  LOL ......  Hopefully I am now measuring this correctly.

Brake shoes measure a fuzz over 2 inches of material.  The metal base measures 2.25...  So I think I have 11 x 2 1/4 brakes.  On Rock Auto I see that spec often on the early 1970's F-100 trucks

[UGLY OLDS]

Gee Tony .....How did you wind up with "brown" parts  :?:    Buy them from someone in the Midwest    :?:  

Maybe KB can get you some nice ,clean, oily ones...

Bob...

[kb426]

Tony, in your defense, when we don't do things on a regular and recurring time frame, it's easy to be the "guy that forgot more than the young guys will learn" fellow. Anytime something happens anymore, my response is " what did I do".

[Crosley.In.AZ]

Gee Tony .....How did you wind up with "brown" parts  :?:    Buy them from someone in the Midwest    :?:  

Maybe KB can get you some nice ,clean, oily ones...

Bob...

Notice how shiny the parts are with a quik wire wheel clean...  No rust pits.

These axles have sit on my covered area behind the shop for 20 yrs. They sat in a Crosley station wagon  I used for  parts storage for about 5 yrs first.

That is how we roll out here in Olde & Slow Southwest