Finding brake shoes

[FMSPEED49]

the '49 D29, needs some new brakes shoes,

local place can reline em, but takes 2 weeks (I don't know why)

Bernbaum, you either pay high core charges, or send em in and wait for the new ones.

So it got me thinking, is there some other shoe that can be modified to fit? I have a hard time beliving that in this vast world of auto parts these shoes are that far out there.

[Young Ed]

I'm not sure what the turn around time is at the place I go to but I know the core charge is 100.00 per axle worth of brake shoes.

[Lou Earle]

Notice u are in a larger city. Find where school buses get their brakes re-done or dump trucks. The have the equipment on site to do your brakes.

I bet the other place sends them off- that is why 2 weeks. I take mine to Macon GA on Monday and get them back Thursday.

Lou

[Normspeed]

If you get your shoes relined, make sure they use the correct thickness of lining. There was some discussion about this. If they use extra thick lining material, you will have trouble fitting the drums back on.

[FMSPEED49]

Yup, need to look around more, most places i talked to just replace, and toss the old ones for trucks and for busses. but I am sure someone out here can do it.

I may look around the salvage yard and see if there is a way to update these to a more modern drum set up, I am aware of the disk conversion, yet I am a cheap skate, and I figure my average speed is 30 mph, so drums are just fine.

[PatS....]

I figured that the disc conversion is about the same price as rebuilding the originals. Then, I can go to the local Mom and Pop parts store to get any part I need off the shelf.

I found with my first 49 Chrysler that the brakes were a constant never ending big pain in the butt.

I'm hoping 4 wheel discs will be less maintenance and more reliable.

[FMSPEED49]

My drums are good, and i redid the lines and cylinders, so all i have to do is get the shoes, wish i had done the disc from the get go, but now im in too far,lol

[Young Ed]

You could check and see what my place charges. I do know they have 100.00 core charge but they probably have sets on hand to ship quickly.

www.brakeplace.com

[BobT-47P15]

The shoes by themselves show up on ebay from time to time. I bought a set but don't remember the cost......must have been $10 to $20 range probably. They don't appear to be extra thick. So you might watch for some on there.