I had the same problem with the new shoes on my ’55 C-300. I took the shoes back to the brake reline shop (in Stockton), along with the drums and had the shoes arc ground to the drums. Originally, some of the drums would fit over the new shoes, but not all. Rich Barber Brentwood, CA From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 2HsandaHeritage@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 9:03 PM To: Chrysler 300 Club International Subject: Fwd: [Chrysler300] 62 Brake Lining Thickness P.S., Are the rear shoes different from the front shoes? Thanks, Doug ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: 2HsandaHeritage@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:2HsandaHeritage%40comcast.net> To: "Chrysler 300 Club International" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 8:43:55 PM Subject: [Chrysler300] 62 Brake Lining Thickness Hi Group, Just installed relined brake shoes on the rear of my 62 Sport conv. and can't get the drums to fit over them. Yes, I backed off the adjusting nuts. The lining thickness is 1/4 inch and I am thinking that is too thick and should be around 3/16 inch. Help! Doug Warrener [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the "Leave Group" button For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylangYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/