Date:         Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:32:35 -0400
Reply-To:     mkriley@FUSE.NET
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From:         Mike Riley <mkriley@FUSE.NET>
Subject:      Re: brake shoe bottom spacer
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it seems to me if the linings are thinner and the metal parts are the same then the brake shoes have the
wrong radius and this would result in a smaller contact patch. In the old days you could get the shoes ground to the  exact curvature of your drums. all high end shops did this.
thanks
mike

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