I think it would depend on how rare your brake drums are. Metallic shoes will
eventually take it's toll on your drums and if you have 3/4 ton huck brakes
you may not want to use them.
I've been using a kevlar composite shoes that supposedly reduces brake fade
and stops faster than regulars shoes. The manufacture also claims they are
easier on your drums. I haven't been able to truly assess their performance
because in my panic stop tests the rear wheels lock up. This has a tendency to
get the truck sideways and gets me back off the brakes. I have bendix drum
brakes all around on this 50. No matter how I adjust them I can't seem to get
the front to start locking at the same time the rear does. One of my winter
projects will be to put a proportioning valve on to reduce the rear pressure.
I read a Popular Mechanics article on ABS comparison tests that said F*rd
Explorer sacrifices some rear wheel stopping power to assure the rear doesn't
lock up as this can spell trouble for a high center of gravity vehicle.
Grant
50 Chevy 3100
52 GMC 150
Steven & Sharlyn Rocha wrote:
> Hello List,
> Happy Y2K and may your truck never leave you stranded. I was talking
> to a friend of mine and he told me he knew of a trick for getting original
> brakes to stop quicker. He said to just change to metallic brake shoes.
> Has anyone tried this and does it work?
> Steve
> 57 Chevy 3600,
> 454
>
> -Steve & Sharlyn Rocha
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