I just put 11" on mine, had 10" The cylinders "look" bigger on the 11" but that's just a visual observation.
Me personally I'd probably just order from DR Diff but I have no idea where he gets them from...
Thanks. I'll check out Dr Diff's site.
I just rebuilt the brakes on the 9.25 in my wife's duster. Raybestos from RockAuto was still made in USA... I ordered BrakeBest wheel cylinder rebuild kits from O'reilly and one was an old stock Made in USA, one was new made in China; BrakeBest is made by Carlson and after doing some digging on Carlson's website it looks like they've offshored all of their manufacturing. I used the USA made wheel cylinder rebuild kit to build out a spare have on hand.
To my knowledge, no brake drums or rotors are USA made, most all of them come from communist China and the final machining is done here with some excepts such as Brembo replacements for Toyota's coming from Brazil.
A friend of mine who's a local car guy is the manager of my nearest O'reilly's, he's just as frustrated and listening to the problems he deals with from the parts store side, it's just as frustrating for them as they're struggling to just get most parts whereas hobbyist like us are struggling to get quality parts.
I appreciate your input. I understand the parts shortage. My girlfriend's son was manager of a local O'Reilly's... He said it was hell trying to find parts. I'm really happy for him that he recently landed a sheet metal workers apprenticeship gig in a nearby town, but I sure miss those store manager prices. LOL
Luckily the drums are in very nice condition, and even the brake shoes are still like new. But I'm not trusting the cylinders since the rubber boots have shrunk and are in poor shape.
I just power washed the drums and the backing plates, and repainted them.
Is the number on the cylinder what I need to use for cross-referencing or ordering?
