drums on my tacoma 96

Hi I new to the Tacoma world . Now he is my problem I took off my drum brakes because the e brake was not working . Upon the removal I notice the the passenger drum looks like a driver side because the ebrake hole is on the left side . Is there away to fix this ?

 

Something doesn't look right, should look like this.
(pic removed to avoid confusion)
Edit, you're also missing a lug... please disregard the above picture..

 

No I am not ... Its a first gen only came in a 5 lug . should ebrake hole should be on the right side of truck not the left .

 

Lol, what I meant was yours is a 5 lug axle and mine is a 6 lug and I'm not entirely sure the brake configuration is the same.
I also don't know the correct answer to your question...my apologies for the confusion.

 

I can only guess that maybe the backing plate was replaced at some time with the wrong side?? Try posting your pic and question in this forum, you should get the correct answer there
https://www.tacomaworld.com/forums/5-lug.114/

 

the shoes are switched around, swap them

 

This is the passenger side

 

And this is the driver side

 

Go me it looks like I have 2 left side drums

 

That what I thought I bought the truck at a car auction and the ebrake was not on and when I went to to fix it I saw the drum . The question is how do I go about fixing it .

 

The round thing you removed to see the brake shoes is the "drum"

The part that the brake shoes are mounted on is called a backing plate.

 

Fine the back plate as I said new to this truck thing . Is it a easy swap ?

 

I would not say "easy" but I would say "not hard". You need to find the part, which might be a challenge.

 

So would it better to find a whole axle from a donor truck or just get the back plate .

 

you gotta wonder how shit ends up like that

 

could you make a template and just dremel yourself a hole for the parking brake cable?

 

Well I went to a pick a part and found a back plate with the shaft . Came home with the shaft and it too short . But the back plate is the same . Called a shop for a swap and they told me 189 to do the job .