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Hmmm all this is just too fresh for me these days... Try walking up to any of those parts counters, parts guy either 18 or 50 and tell them you need break hardware for a 1968 K20 Suburban!

I heard replies like...

They made Suburbans in 1968?
K20? what's that?
Eaton? What's that?
Dana 44 closed knuckle drum brake... What's that?
<Blank look> "Say what"?
I've heard of Eaton, they are garbage... yank it out and put in a...

I've found out that you can get just about anything for a 1/2 ton coil sprung 2 wheel drive though...

Napa has been able to come through for me on half of the parts, I just learned that I need to bypass the general parts counter and go straight to the comercial parts counter. They at least dig out the books and start diggin, look em up on the puter and have found them in other stores. Which require a day or two of waiting.
Another thing about Napa I learned that what helps the process, is to get onto their web site and look up your parts. If they have them, get the part numbers and have them ready when you walk up. Saves on you having to splain what you have, and gets the counter guy going in the right direction quicker.

Oh well, it's the price one has to pay to run the old heavy iron these days goin forward I guess.