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Originally Posted by Poser
Exactly...
If you do not use the parking brake, or crawl under the truck and manually adjust the rear drum brake shoes, your rear brakes are likely not doing anything to help stop the vehicle.
Many times people bring me Land Cruisers and Mini trucks that have poor brakes and they want to spend all sorts of money on upgraded brake components. I adjust the rear brakes for them and they cannot believe the difference in pedal height or stopping ability of the vehicle.
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Amen to that. I drove for ten years with the same 1/16 inch of brake shoe material. In other words, it didn't work. Oddly enough, the park brake worked flawlessly, but I could never get the stupid things to work right otherwise. When I swapped axles, I put on rear disks and I couldn't believe the difference! I'm not terrified to tow heavy loads anymore.
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A daily driver 1985 FJ60, 300HP TBI 350, NV4500, NP241, 14-bolt semi floater rear w/Elocker, 4.56 gears, SOA, four-wheel disk brakes, 35" BFGs, 360,000 happy miles and still going due to a wicked case of wander lust.
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