Thread: GS rear shoes

I've been through this recently. I believe no matter which part number you order you'll end up with the same parts. There would've been a difference back in the day, but the "heavy duty" parts are - I assume - no longer made. Either that or the HD ones are the only ones made. Make sure you get the leading and trailing shoes in the right way around!

The spring part numbers don't have the R prefix, just the 6 digit number. I wouldn't bother replacing them unless you have a reason to.

the current stock shoes for the rear of the perentie/county is the same pattern as the HD item.

check you snails while you have the shoes off and do you know how to tell the difference between the leading and trailing shoe?

Originally Posted by Dervish

I've been through this recently. I believe no matter which part number you order you'll end up with the same parts. There would've been a difference back in the day, but the "heavy duty" parts are - I assume - no longer made. Either that or the HD ones are the only ones made. Make sure you get the leading and trailing shoes in the right way around!

The spring part numbers don't have the R prefix, just the 6 digit number. I wouldn't bother replacing them unless you have a reason to.

They are listed as different parts with a huge difference in price.
the normal ones being around $50-60 and the "heavy duty" being around $300.

Also found a lot of suppliers seem to have a slightly higher price for the right rear brake cylinder compared to the left (with the same manufacturer for the part). would there be any logical reason why that side would be more expensive than the other?

replacing all this stuff because even though the shoes and cylinders are less than 2 years and 10k old, it does not brake properly, the rear right leading shoe is 75% worn and the cylinders appears to be home brand jobs.
I thought it couldn't hurt to throw in some new springs since they are $2 ea.
will probably replace the drums while it's all apart as well.

I won't be doing the work, just trying to locate the correct/best quality part. Parts suppliers charge a huge amount to supply to mechanics.

Not knowing the braking setup on these vehicles.
Does the main brake fluid line run to only one cylinder in which the cylinder itself then has an outlet/ second fitting for a pipe to run to the other side?

seen that setup before while previously working at repco which caused a price difference due to that one cylinder having two threaded fittings and the other side one.