Brake Lining Thickness

[rustystud]

Recently was in the brakes on my ‘70. Was told by a couple long time daily driver deuce owners that deuce shoes wear very slowly. Neither had ever had to replace theirs. I think I had 1/8” to the rivers and they said that should last forever.

The original Deuce linning's are "G" rated which means they are hard ! Hard shoes wear longer but the problem is they wear the drums out faster. Most trucks use a "F" or softer linning so the drums and shoes wear out evenly. I guess the military wanted the shoes to outlast the drums for safety reasons, since most drums can run over-size and still perform well but if the shoes are to the metal you will hardly have any braking ability.