I've tried a different high performance pad (not shoe) in other cars without noticing much difference.  I doubt these shoes are worth the money.  

Brake fade is due to the pad literally vaporizing and creating a layer of vapor between the pad or shoe and the disk or drum, so high performance parts might reduce this if you are experiencing it

I did once coming down the Grapevine in my '68 hightop (drums all around). If it hadn't been a straight shot to the bottom I'd be dead. Got the Vanagon within a couple of months.

Just my $0.02. 

Stuart

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Neil N
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2014 12:32 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Porterfield R4-S Rear Brake Shoes

Fair point. I Should have Clarified.

Have people found that changing to these shoes has helped reduce brake fade?
But then I understand that the front brakes are responsible for ~ 70% of the braking.

On Monday, October 6, 2014, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','musomuso@gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>
>> If anyone is running these, did you find a marked increase in braking 
>> performance?
>>
>
>

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