This morning I put the rear of the van on jackstands, preparing to re-shoe
the drums.  I held my Beck Arney new brake shoes up against the old shoes,
which are still on the wheel, and the front shoe new brake material is
about 1 1/2 inches shorter on each end of the shoe than my old shoe.  The
rear new shoe brake material is  1 1/2 longer at the bottom than my old
shoe.  The metal backing on both shoes is exactly the same size on old and
new shoes.
What is the meaning of this difference in size?  What are the best shoes
and shoe size to use?
Thanks!
Christina and Mike Nichols, Atlanta
'81 7 pass.