What are these spindles?

I am working on a Chevy II Nova project. When I bought it, it had a straight axle under the front of it. I think its a Chevy axle. I am going to replace with a new Speedway axle. I was hoping to re use the spindles and brakes. Can anyone tell me what they are off of? I placed a tape measure across what would be the axle and it was roughly 2 1/4" across there. I have another set off a Chevy and it measured about 2 3/4" where the axle would go. Any ideas?

 

possibly early 50s chevy truck axle and spindles with early 50s chevy car drums? and the steering arms put on backwards and upside down

The pics are a bit fuzzy. wonder what size the brakes are? the ones I mentioned are 11x2" wide shoes

 

I think Jim has nailed it. I know the car spindles are 3 and 3/16 vertcally x 3 and 1/8 horizontally between the bolt holes on the spindle to backing plate bolts. I forget what the truck is, but it is different and I think further apart.

It was a common way to get a standard 5 lug pattern on a truck to install 49-54 drums on the pickup backing plates and brakes.

Don

 

This spindle and brake set up is on a straight axle that came in a Chevy II that I am working on. I want to use the axle, so how would I find a disc brake conversion for this?

 

if they are truck spindles they probably wont fit a speedway axle.

The steering looks funky, but its hard to tell with the pics you provided. More pictures, please?