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posted by  volvosteve on  Sun Feb 12 18:54 CST 2017
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I have a set of new rear brake shoes from Porterfield ( the ones used in the wheeler dealer 544 episode) The set I currently have on the car now have friction material the same length on both shoes. The ones from Porterfield have one shoe with a longer piece of friction material than the other.
My question is which shoe is leading and which is trailing.

Steve in Canada








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    posted by  votx on  Sun Feb 12 19:43 CST 2017
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    The shorter shoe goes in front.








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      posted by  planetman on  Sun Feb 12 23:21 CST 2017
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      votx is right. The short shoe is the leading or front shoe.

      FYI, about 80% of the braking is done by the FRONT brakes.

      How much did you have to pay for a set of Kevlar brake shoes?
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      Eric
      Hi Performance Automotive Service (formerly OVO or Old Volvos Only)
      Torrance, CA 90502
      hiperformanceautoservice.com or oldvolvosonly.com







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