<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">After confirming they were available, I ordered the springs and shoe hold down pins from Sunbeam Spares (UK) on Feb 27. They arrived today, March 10. The shipping cost more than the parts. But I never found any available on this side of the pond. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Thanks for the hints, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Stu</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Feb 21, 2026 at 9:24 PM James McLaughlin <<a href="mailto:jimmc13@socket.net" target="_blank">jimmc13@socket.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_MSFontService,-apple-system,Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">To all:</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_MSFontService,-apple-system,Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div id="m_3028819675706320231m_-5284602379512243682ms-outlook-mobile-body-separator-line" style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_MSFontService,-apple-system,Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_MSFontService,-apple-system,Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://www.sunbeamsupreme.co.uk/product-catalogue/alpine-catalogue/alpine-brakes" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://www.sunbeamsupreme.co.uk/product-catalogue/alpine-catalogue/alpine-brakes</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_MSFontService,-apple-system,Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_MSFontService,-apple-system,Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Alpine 4 brake parts are listed as available, so are Alpine 5. If you have stock rear drums these are the same. Just a thought.</div></div><div style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_MSFontService,-apple-system,Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt" id="m_3028819675706320231m_-5284602379512243682ms-outlook-mobile-signature"><span style="font-family:Aptos,Aptos_MSFontService,-apple-system,Roboto,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Get <a href="https://aka.ms/o0ukef" target="_blank">Outlook for iOS</a></span></div><div id="m_3028819675706320231m_-5284602379512243682mail-editor-reference-message-container"><div id="m_3028819675706320231m_-5284602379512243682mail-editor-reference-message-container"><hr style="display:inline-block;width:98%"><div id="m_3028819675706320231m_-5284602379512243682divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>From:</b> Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> on behalf of Tom Hall via Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, February 21, 2026 5:43 PM<br><b>To:</b> Stu <<a href="mailto:sabre2tgr@gmail.com" target="_blank">sabre2tgr@gmail.com</a>>; <a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a> <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net" target="_blank">tigers@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Rob Guerra (S9) <<a href="mailto:tiger351w@mac.com" target="_blank">tiger351w@mac.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] Brake shoe hold down pins and spring clips</span><div style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </div></div><div>On 2/21/2026 1:53 PM, Stu wrote:<br>
</div><blockquote><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_default">SS is out of stock on these, and not
sure when and if they could get more.. Are there any
equivalent parts from our British cousins that will fit and
are available?</div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_default"><br>
</div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_default">Stu</div></blockquote><p>Back in 2009 at SUNI in South Dakota my son-in-law, Rob Guerra,
had this problem with missing these parts after he lost a wheel.
We went to the local hardware store and bought some steel Pan or
Binding head screws (they have larger heads) in an 8-32 size if I
remember correctly. Also got some similiar springs and some
different sized washers which we super-glued together to simulate
the OEM dished washers. Also some Nylock nuts to hold everything
together. This repair lasted several years until we replaced the
OEM drum system with my Wilwood based drum-disk kit. You just have
to be creative. And yes there are several OEM replacements but
I'd try my nearest NAPA store.</p><p>--</p><pre><div>Tom Hall
ModTiger Engineering LLC
5712 San Luis Court
Pleasanton, CA 94566
(925)462-3876
<a href="mailto:modtiger@comcast.net" target="_blank">modtiger@comcast.net</a>
<a href="http://tigerengineering.net/" target="_blank">http://tigerengineering.net/</a> </div></pre></div></div></div></blockquote></div>