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Now that I have my truck on the road again I wanted to post my solution to close out this problem. The culprit here appeared to be contaminated brake shoes. After replacing a set of frozen u-joints on my front axle shafts and replacing the damaged manual hubs from said earlier seized u-joints...

If I get home from work tonight on time I'm gonna try to swap the drums and see what happens.

I appreciate all comments. Just stating I've checked off that box on the list.

Hulk I had both lines off and blew them out with compressed air. No obstruction in either line or the splitter.

Infidel, I'll have to double check the emergency brake cable. The side that's locking up is the only original cable left. The other was replaced. But while I had the brakes apart replacing the wheel cylinder I don't recall the lever/cable being frozen or stuck. But to be fair I wasn't paying...

Yes, the shoes are in the correct positions. No leaking oil seals. I'll try swapping the parts side to side and see what if anything happens. I'm working all weekend so it may be a few days before I can do more than just swapping drums.

The hard lines for the rear are clear. I removed both and blew them out. I can't imagine if the flex line which feeds both rear wheels, were swollen or colapsing would only effect one wheel.

So my M1009 has developed a nasty habit of locking the right real wheel up while braking. This can happen under hard or even light braking on a dry surfaces. If I try to panic stop or stop short it'll do it every time. If I ease the brakes I can avoid it. But it's not normal style of driving to...