2000 Dodge Dakota

From : Annonymous

Q: hi i hope someone can help. my husband needs to replace the rear brake shoes. he has a mechanic friend who will do the work. in trying to purchase the new shoes he is asked if he needs a 9 or 11. how do you find out the right size. any info greatly appreciated by post or e-mail. thanks in advance! --marie to everything there is a season... .

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From : dave lee

hi i hope someone can help. my husband needs to replace the rear brake shoes. he has a mechanic friend who will do the work. in trying to purchase the new shoes he is asked if he needs a 9 or 11. how do you find out the right size. any info greatly appreciated by post or e-mail. thanks in advance! --marie to everything there is a season... guys always add a couple when asked about size go with the 9. .

From : tom lawrence

purchase the new shoes he is asked if he needs a 9 or 11. how do you find out the right size. it depends on what axle the truck has. the easiest thing to do is measure it. if you can take the wheel off just measure the diameter of the brake drum. if the outside dimension is a little over 10 thats a 9 drum. if its just over 12 thats an 11 drum. if you cant take the wheel off you can measure the gap betwen the drum and the wheel crawl under the truck and look at the back of the wheel. the wheel is 15 in diameter so if you have a 9 drum youll have just over 2 between the drum and the wheel. if you have about an inch and a half thats an 11 drum. the third option is just buy both sets of shoes and return the one thats the wrong size. .

From : Annonymous

thanks guys for your responses. my spouse says he will remove the wheel and measure. again thanks for the quick responses. --marie to everything there is a season... .