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1 1/4" Brake Shoes
Zetomagneto Offline
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01-05-2020, 10:56 PM
Mark and Martin Might be easier to replace all of them with 1" shoes. Can't imagine there will be a great deal of difference in braking performance. I too am short of 1and a 1/4" shoes and going to use 1"
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01-05-2020, 11:39 PM (This post was last modified: 01-05-2020, 11:42 PM by Mark McKibbin.)
(01-05-2020, 10:56 PM)Zetomagneto Wrote: Mark and Martin Might be easier to replace all of them with 1" shoes. Can't imagine there will be a great deal of difference in braking performance. I too am short of 1and a 1/4" shoes and going to use 1"

Yes I have plenty of 1" shoes, it's just that the car I have bought has brand new cast iron drums so I thought I would do the best I could.
(01-05-2020, 09:43 AM)AustinWood Wrote: I bought new brake shoes from John Barlow some years ago. I think he still lists them.

I am having trouble contacting John, the phone number on his website is disconnected I tried another from this site and I assume it's his home number and have left a message twice with no answer.  Does anyone know John and could give him a nudge to answer his emails?
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01-05-2020, 11:56 PM (This post was last modified: 01-05-2020, 11:57 PM by Tony Press.)
Friction is independent of the area of contact so 1" shoes will work as well as 1 1/4" but with shorter wear life although using the new fangled bonded linings you will get back the lost wear area .
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02-05-2020, 02:01 AM (This post was last modified: 02-05-2020, 08:58 AM by Mark McKibbin.)
(01-05-2020, 11:56 PM)Tony Press Wrote: Friction is independent of the area of contact so 1" shoes will work as well as 1 1/4" but with shorter wear life although using the new fangled bonded linings you will get back the lost wear area .

Wear really is not much of a concern so maybe the 1" ones will be fine. Thanks Tony Press.
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