55-59 TRUCK 5L DROP REAR/BRAKES,10" DRUM

BRAND NEW CURRIE ENTERPRISES DROPPED REAR END WITH 31 SPLINE AXLES WITH CURRIE 10" DRUM BRAKE KIT, PARKING BRAKE CABLE KIT, AND BRAKE LINE KIT FOR THE APPLICATIONS BELOW (PART #GMC5559X7-K0).

THESE REAR ENDS HAVE THE LEAF SPRING PADS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSING, WHICH RESULTS IN A 9" DROP IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK!!!

FITS:

• 1955-1959 CHEVY TRUCKS WITH 5-LUGS

INCLUDES:

• 9-PLUS CURRIE 9" FORD HEAVY-DUTY REAR END HOUSING WITH 31 SPLINE AXLES (CURRIE #CE-GMC5559X7)
  • 31 SPLINE PERFORMANCE AXLE PACKAGE
  • BUILT TO THE STOCK OVERALL WIDTH (62") AND PINION OFFSET SPECS
    • 62" IS MEASURED OUTSIDE-OF-AXLE-FLANGE TO OUTSIDE-OF-AXLE-FLANGE, IN OTHER WORDS, WHERE THE WHEEL BOLTS ON TO WHERE THE WHEEL BOLTS ON
  • ALL NEW HEAVY-DUTY LEAF SPRING PADS ARE INSTALLED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSING TO GIVE THE 9" DROP (41 1/2" CENTER-TO-CENTER AT 12 DEGREES)
  • HOUSING INCLUDES ALL 3RD MEMBER STUDS INSTALLED
  • GMC55597
  • THESE ARE 9" FORD CENTER SECTIONS, SO THEY DO REQUIRE A 9" FORD 3RD MEMBER (SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS A CHUNK); IF YOU DONT CURRENTLY HAVE ONE, WE DO OFFER THEM IN SEVERAL RATIOS.
  • AXLES INCLUDE:
    • STOCK 5 X 5" WHEEL BOLT PATTERN
    • 1/2" WHEEL STUDS INSTALLED
    • 1/4" THICK HEAVY-DUTY BEARING RETAINER PLATES
    • TAPERED TIMKEN STYLE WHEEL BEARINGS PRESSED ON
  • THE AXLE FLANGES ON THIS REAR END ARE THE BIG BEARING FORD (NEW STYLE), ALSO KNOWN AS "TORINO", WHICH FIT THE CURRIE DRUMS PERFECTLY
• CURRIE 10" HYDRAULIC DRUM BRAKE KIT (CURRIE PART #CE-6005B500):
  • CURRIE BRAKE KITS CONSIST OF SPECIFICALLY ENGINEERED & MATCHED GROUPS OF COMPONENTS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE & CUSTOM APPEAL OVER A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS.
  • BRAKE KIT INCLUDES:
    • 10" HYDRAULIC DRUMS
      • 5 X 5" BOLT PATTERN
      • 2 1/2" X 10"
      • 2.80" CENTER REGISTER HOLE
      • INCLUDES CABLE OPERATED PARKING BRAKE MECHANISMS
• PARKING BRAKE CABLE KIT:
  • CONNECTS TO THE CURRIE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLIES, THEN COMES TOGETHER TO JOIN THE STOCK CABLE BEHIND THE TRANSMISSION
• HARD LINE KIT:
  • STEEL HARD BRAKE LINE TUBING TO CONNECT THE CURRIE DRUMS TO THE INCLUDED RUBBER HOSE
  • RUBBER HOSE CONNECTS THOSE HARD LINES TO THE LINE ON THE FRAME
  • NOTE: TUBING BENDING IS GENERALLY NECESSARY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THESE LINES