VCCA Home Forums TECHNICAL - 1945 AND NEWER 1958-1960 Emegency Brake spreader bar question?

I was wondering if any have had to modify the brake shoes to get this bar to work on new brake shoes?
I have just finished installing all new lines and E cables (1959 1/2 ton pickup )and the bars where not there but I found them in the glove box so not sure if they are orginal or not. But believe they are and the brake shoes may not be correct as I am reusing the ones that I removed and not sure if they where installed correctly to start with as the E brake lever is attached to the short pad just wondering if any of you guys had encountered this problem and
what was the fix?
Thanks

The bar, which Chevrolet called a strut, was usually removed when the parking brake cables rusted solid. They were the same for cars and 1/2 ton trunks from 1951 up into the '60's. Yours are probably the originals. The shoes alos fit many years . I can see no reason why yours does not fit (with the info that I have). Need more info.

Here are picture links of what I have:
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z24/focus2002_2007/100_1687.jpg

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z24/focus2002_2007/100_1689.jpg

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z24/focus2002_2007/100_1681.jpg

what I saw was the photobucket sign in page