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  1. wb9btz

    Front axle brake shoes wear out faster than rear axle brake shoes?

    While you are correct that the pressure exerted on the brake shoes is equal and that all wheels are turning at the same speed (at the moment the brakes are applied I might add)... Please see this: http://www.autos.com/auto-repair/why-does-a-rear-brake-drum-last-longer-than-the-front and...
  2. wb9btz

    Front axle brake shoes wear out faster than rear axle brake shoes?

    Recovery4x4's response in post #8 is right on. This information was provided to me (and the rest of my class) by our Basic Automotive Class instructor in in College in 1972. It is also why for many years disc brakes were applied only to the front wheels.
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