Backing Plates

[Shields]

Hello Everyone,

I am ordering a parking brake kit from LMC truck for my 86’ shortbox frame, for 84’-87’ chevy ran the parking brake cables along the driver side frame rail rather than up both sides like in 73’-83’

I have a 12 bolt rear end with the heavy duty 2 3/4 shoes…I think the rear end came out of a late 70s c10.

If I order the parking cable kit for an 86’ will it work with my late 1970s backing plates? Or did trucks from 84’-87’ come with a new backing plate to match the new cable system? I’m concerned if there’s a difference in how the parking brake cables feed into the backing plate.

Any info would be appreciated, if someone could post a pic of their backing plates from their 84’-87’ c10 that would be mighty appreciated. I’d hate to pay such a high shipping rate to get the kit to Canada only for it to be wrong. I attached a pic of my truck just for fun.

 

[squaredeal91]

I'll try to snag a photo or two of mine if someone doesn't come up with one first lol

 

[Shields]

this is the backing plate with the old style cables that came with it, I’m hoping that the parking brake kit for the 84’-87’ squarebody is a bolt on deal.

 

[squaredeal91]

First picture left is a 1980 K10
Second is my 91 3500 square 3+3

 

[Shields]

Thank you Squaredeal, from the pics I think the backing plates are very similar across the years. Though the pic of the 91’ is a 3500 I think it says that parking cables were routed in a similar fashion regardless of size or rear end.

 

[squaredeal91]

I'll try to get one of my sons 85c10 too