I just installed a new set of Wagner front brake shoes on my 68 Charger R/T. The shoes are the 11"x3" I first ran the adjusters all the way in before attempting to reinstall the drums. I was able to get the passenger drum on with a lot of effort, but I could not turn the drum at all once it was on. The driver would only go on about half way over the shoes. I decided to not try and force it any more, so I removed it at that point. The drums are very clean. There is no lip on the front edge.
One thing that I noticed was the linings on the secondary shoes are about .050" thicker at mid shoe than they are near the top of the shoe. The lining then gets a little thinner as you go down the shoe. The linings thickness of the primary shoes do not vary through out their surface and are about .050" thinner than the secondary ones. I would think the lining thickness would be the same on all of the shoes and not vary.
Has anyone else seen this or ran into this problem?