My old brake shoes are worn-down but have worked great, it's time for them to go. I called all of the local auto supply houses and none of them had Raybestos, Wagner or Bendix. I found some at the at one of the truck supply places, Raybestos 55PS for rear and Monroe BX228 front. I've never thought of Monroe as a "brake" company. They didn't have the same brand for both front and rear. I bought these, had the drums turned and installed the shoes with new springs/hardware and adjusted per the Chevy truck manual. I'm not new to brake-work and have done many. I always try to use the better brands.
These brakes don't stop the truck any faster that just letting it slow down in second gear, just plane not safe for driving.
I have found an on-line sourse Raybestos 228PS front shoes. If I put these on at least I would have the same brand front and rear. Am I on the right track? What next?
