Take some pictures and look for a pre-'49 forum, or maybe the H.A.M.B...

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...someone will ID your brakes. One of my brothers built a '36 Ford 5W coupe some years back, I believe he used the early F-100 (or early Fifties F-1) half-ton pickup brakes. The '36 used an early V8 rear axle with an early Halibrand QC, I do remember him mentioning having to swap the ends of the rear axle housings to use the pickup brakes.
I remember some of the Lincoln brakes being called "self-energizing" due to the redesign making them easier to apply, but I'm not sure what years those were. I would assume they are still from the era before Ford went to independent front suspension. Once you get a proper ID on what you have, you should have little trouble finding the needed parts--
--Mark

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Sorta OT, but car related...my Model A hot rod has Lincoln front brakes, and needs new shoes. Anybody have a clue as to what year brakes guys were using? They look a lot like the brakes on the 9" rear. *NM*
- If you still have the solid axle up front, they might be '39-'48 Lincoln...
  - Thanks, after some more checking, I'm sure you're right. *NM*
    - Take some pictures and look for a pre-'49 forum, or maybe the H.A.M.B...
      - A trick from one of the Pontiac forums - get your original shoes re-lined by a company that does industrial work for forklifts, hi-los, etc
        
        The early Ford stuff can be had from someone updating a build...
        
        Agree - most of the early Ford stuff is fine when properly refurbished
- Jim.......I could be wrong but I recall either in print somehwere or on the HAMB that a company called Wilson Bros or similar were doing Lincoln brakes or parts thereof..as suggested have you tried on the HAMB yet?. *NM*