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bill h · 05-31-2026, 12:01 PM

Other than the brake shoe cam holes round or 2 straight sides is there any difference in the shoes. my 47 has the round holes but catologs call for the straight holes thanks

RalphM · 05-31-2026, 08:44 PM

AFAIK the shoes are the same, you just have to match up the adapter to the shoe to the backing plate.

alchemy · 05-31-2026, 09:48 PM

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Round hole shoes go on backing plates with the removable cam studs on the bottom. Shoes with flat sided holes go on backing plates with the permanent lower studs. There’s no switching the kinds.

05-31-2026, 12:01 PM	#1
bill h Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto Ontaro Posts: 138	47 ford brake shoes Other than the brake shoe cam holes round or 2 straight sides is there any difference in the shoes. my 47 has the round holes but catologs call for the straight holes thanks

05-31-2026, 08:44 PM	#2
RalphM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 2,681	Re: 47 ford brake shoes AFAIK the shoes are the same, you just have to match up the adapter to the shoe to the backing plate.

05-31-2026, 09:48 PM	#3
alchemy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: middle of Iowa Posts: 1,001	Re: 47 ford brake shoes Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Round hole shoes go on backing plates with the removable cam studs on the bottom. Shoes with flat sided holes go on backing plates with the permanent lower studs. There’s no switching the kinds.