Hi all.

This link for Raybestos "Professional Grade" brake shoes:

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=297589

mentions "recoined". Googling recoined, this may be a Raybestos term but....

Anyone know if this process actually shapes, or arcs, the shoe to the drum?

IIRC, I installed these on my '81 but that was at least 2 years ago. I
think the wear patterns indicated that the top 1/3 of shoes were contacting
drums but I haven't looked in some time.

Maybe Raybestos changed their manufacturing process since then?

Neil.

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