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If you swap over to the 10" drums you will need to pull the axle shafts so like sgtsandman said just peek at the stamps on the gear then.
I put new backing plates on an old 84 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme due to being in a rust prone area. They had a split back plate that allowed you not to have to remove the axles to install them, which I though was a cool idea till I broke a bolt holding the old one on and had to remove one side anyways.
I'm assuming this is trying to be done on the cheap but figured this info may be pertinent of you wish not to have the truck down for any longer than necessary since the backing plates will need to be changed and the old axle will need to be disassembled to get the plates off.
I put new backing plates on an old 84 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme due to being in a rust prone area. They had a split back plate that allowed you not to have to remove the axles to install them, which I though was a cool idea till I broke a bolt holding the old one on and had to remove one side anyways.
I'm assuming this is trying to be done on the cheap but figured this info may be pertinent of you wish not to have the truck down for any longer than necessary since the backing plates will need to be changed and the old axle will need to be disassembled to get the plates off.