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Old 06-25-2012, 02:40 PM
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Ok so i thought i was done with mine and i was going to install the drums today but then he told me o man you put the shoes on backwards !!!
i took them off and put them back on the same way! so i guess its wrong or is it?




is the bigger padded shoe on right or do i need to flip them? The way i got the car the longer ones are in the front and the shorter ones are in the rear. did i do it backwards?
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Old 06-25-2012, 02:43 PM
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Backwards.
Shoe with the longer lining always goes on the rear.

With self energizing drum brakes, the shoe with the greater surface area has to overcome the inertia of the weight of the car trying to continue moving forward.
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Old 06-25-2012, 02:45 PM
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dam it i guess i have to take it all apart again! so angering! but do it right!
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Old 06-26-2012, 08:11 AM
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Yep big shoe in the back for all wheels. an old timer told me some guys back in the day put two big shoes on to help with stopping... i dunno about that but he was old so...
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Old 06-26-2012, 08:49 AM
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Yep large shoe in back. When I do brakes I only take one side off at a time so I can always go look at the other side or have a picture handy on how it should look before I start.

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Old 06-26-2012, 09:26 AM
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yeah thats how i did it. and i followed it to the tee! and the large is the way i put them back! i knew this dude was full of bs i should of asked first before doing it now i have to take it apart
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