i've had mine for 95k miles on the bird...just wondering, how often are they supposed to be changed? is it overdue? pastdue? do they last forever? (haha)

thanks for some help here, i honestly have no idea!

steve

 

Really depends more on highway or city? Do you have a heavy foot on the brakes? Do you powerbrake? Take them out and you can see if they need replaced or not

 

i do mostly highway driving...though a fair amount of city as well, i'm not too heavy on the brakes...i have been known to powerbrake

i figure i might change them out just to know they have been done

steve

 

Fortunately they tend to last a loooong time although you're probably getting close.

Good luck changing the shoes You'll soon find out why I hate drum brakes with a passion.

 

hehe, one reaosn why I upgraded to 4-wheel disc brakes.

My pinion seal was leaking, I had a broken lug, gears were fried, and about 100k on the rear drum brakes.

fixed all that with a used WS6 rear end, gave me 3.42s, limted slip and 4 wheel disc brakes, solved all my troubles quickely.

As for your question i woudl look into getting them done.

 

hey man, while you're there gettin the parts, get yourself a haynes manual and a drum brake tool, those two things will make putting the springs back on a whole helluva lot easier.

 

I did mostly Highway driving and I just replaced mine at 115K...and I still had 10%+ left