I don't think they are tighter on one side over the other since when everything was cold, I put the brakes on and had no pull. It's only after things get warm that the pull starts.
LF brake getting hot!
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Since the drum is out of round on left front hitting and missing shoes the self adjusting mechanism could be adjusting that brake tighter as you drive since they adjust forward and backward driving and applying brakes. One way to know is take the cable off the lower finger that turns the adjuster wheel and road test.
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I would get the drums coming. 
I'm trying to get over the sticker shock on new ones.I would get the drums coming.
Do they make any that were cast on this continent?
For 327 35.79 Think all engine's the same drum.
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That's 1/2 of what the places I've seen were. I hate Rock Auto but might have to grit my teeth and push the button.
Now since I need 2, knowing "wrong auto" they'll ship from 2 different warehouses with 2 shipping charges and both will be the wrong item...
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Aah NOS so now we will see Bob on the National AACA circuit? Miami is first show next year! NOS equipment shows well
Robert
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You are such a Debbie DownerThat's 1/2 of what the places I've seen were. I hate Rock Auto but might have to grit my teeth and push the button.
Now since I need 2, knowing "wrong auto" they'll ship from 2 different warehouses with 2 shipping charges and both will be the wrong item...
Listen to who's talking!
So I had a 63 Impala in for brake service a decade ago. 25,000 original garage kept beauty. Brake pull to the right. Resurfaced the drums, new shoes, cylinders , hardware. Drove car. Same pull to the right. Swapped drums, pulled to the right. Replaced the drums, end of story. The owner told me that when he went to look at the car and drive it, she insisted that she would drive the car with him in the passenger seat. He said he always had the brakes applied with her left foot. The heat generated by the brakes changes the metallurgy and causes the drum to bell mouth. NOS drums are not cheap. Maybe Old stock Bendix or other brands are out there. Looks like I am a little late to the party. Good luck Bob. Jon
Got the drums. Something is NOT right here.
I cleaned the oil off them and gave the LH side a test fit. I had to back the adjuster off some to get it on but not as much as I thought which may indicate these linings are thinner than they should be. Adjuster is showing about 1/2 of it's threads. (pic later)
The real problem came when I put the drum on and got the brakes adjusted so they just barely contact the shoes. Turning the drum seems that the brakes are hitting more in one spot than the rest. (what an out of round drum might feel like) So I put the tire on with 2 lugs and tried to spin it. It spun about 2/3rd or so and stopped! The tire made it worse!
Putting the tire on I suppose got the drum positioned where it should be but in this position, something is way out of whack! The new drum feels like just what the old one was doing! So I tried the other new drum and the exact same thing.
What can cause this??? I've never had anything like this before.
I still have to try the other side but if I were to guess, that side will have no issues. HELP!!!!!
I cleaned the oil off them and gave the LH side a test fit. I had to back the adjuster off some to get it on but not as much as I thought which may indicate these linings are thinner than they should be. Adjuster is showing about 1/2 of it's threads. (pic later)
The real problem came when I put the drum on and got the brakes adjusted so they just barely contact the shoes. Turning the drum seems that the brakes are hitting more in one spot than the rest. (what an out of round drum might feel like) So I put the tire on with 2 lugs and tried to spin it. It spun about 2/3rd or so and stopped! The tire made it worse!
Putting the tire on I suppose got the drum positioned where it should be but in this position, something is way out of whack! The new drum feels like just what the old one was doing! So I tried the other new drum and the exact same thing.
What can cause this??? I've never had anything like this before.
I still have to try the other side but if I were to guess, that side will have no issues. HELP!!!!!
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Is it rubbing the shoes or the backing plate?
It sounds like the shoes. I took drum off and used a sharpie to color the back edge of drum and installed/spun. No sign of contact.