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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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posted by  volvosteve on  Mon Feb 13 16:48 CST 2017
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Votx and Planetman thanks

The rear shoes were $109 and the 240 pads ( I'm using 240 calipers with my 120 discs) were $79
Steve in Canada








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posted by  oerski on  Mon Apr 24 23:24 CST 2017
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Where did you find the shoes, I swear I've dug in deep looking for Kevlar lined shoes...







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