Hello all! (First post)
I bought a rusty old 99 Ram 1500 to haul wood and trash. The rear brakes were unhooked and when I pulled the drums it was as if someone had packed dirt and sand into the drum! Long sotry short, I'm replacing everything but my new cylinders didn't come with links or bolts, where can I find these? Thanks!

 

The salvage yard will be your best bet. The bolts are just bolts. The salvage yard you'll be getting the right length. The piston pins, if you mean the little T shaped jobs might be available from Dorman in their help section. I think the bolt heads are either 3/8 or 7/16. If you can find a truck missing the rear wheels, or maybe even the drums gone, it'll be straight forward. The T jobs are fairly universal so if there aren't any Rams, a Dakota might have the same part. Take a brake spring compressor tool to take the shoes off so you can get the T studs out. A screw driver will do it but you might damage something you need later.

 

Thanks, I was afraid of that. Yeah, I've got the spring tool.
I guess these don't rust as much as the other parts? The ones I pulled are useless. Kind-of surprised that I couldn't find them on Mopar.

 

The bolts you can buy (Dormant even makes them but you can get them from Mother Mopar if you want). The T studs I haven't found anybody making them (I lost one about 2 years ago) I just went to the junkyard for both.

 

Doesn't dorman make the little fellers for the slave cylinders??? I thought I remember buying some at one point.

 

I couldn't find them but Google hates me lol. I don't know Advance and AutoZone could not get them

 

Going hunting in the salvage yard today. Thanks for the info, everyone.

 

A little tip, if you see some weird looking hardware laying around, pick it up. It may come in handy down the road a bit.