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Subject:Re: Porterfield R4-S Rear Brake Shoes
From:Jim Felder
Date:Mon, 6 Oct 2014 13:06:17 -0500

They would have to be some mighty good shoes to show a noticeable
improvement on the rear brakes.

Jim

On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 12:59 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> For various reasons, am considering upgrading rear brakes to these:
>
> http://porterfield-brakes.com/images/portstrt2008_11_06_02_45_30.pdf
>
> If anyone is running these, did you find a marked increase in braking
> performance?
>
> I'll email porterfield but does anyone know it the lining on these is
> as thick as the OEM dealership shoes?
>
> Thanks
>
> Neil.
>
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