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Date:         Mon, 6 Oct 2014 13:40:47 -0700
Reply-To:     Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Porterfield R4-S Rear Brake Shoes
Comments: To: Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAB2RwfiyWLOSZcHux4iYq=+F-M-ZXiD=e2d07EoYBjhXcsd_2Q@mail.gmail.com>
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I've tried a different high performance pad (not shoe) in other cars without noticing much difference. I doubt these shoes are worth the money.

Brake fade is due to the pad literally vaporizing and creating a layer of vapor between the pad or shoe and the disk or drum, so high performance parts might reduce this if you are experiencing it

I did once coming down the Grapevine in my '68 hightop (drums all around). If it hadn't been a straight shot to the bottom I'd be dead. Got the Vanagon within a couple of months.

Just my $0.02.

Stuart

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Neil N Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 12:32 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Porterfield R4-S Rear Brake Shoes

Fair point. I Should have Clarified.

Have people found that changing to these shoes has helped reduce brake fade? But then I understand that the front brakes are responsible for ~ 70% of the braking.

On Monday, October 6, 2014, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> They would have to be some mighty good shoes to show a noticeable > improvement on the rear brakes. > > Jim > > On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 12:59 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','musomuso@gmail.com');>> wrote: > > >> If anyone is running these, did you find a marked increase in braking

>> performance? >> > >

-- Neil n

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