How many miles for brake shoes?

[ab30494]

How many miles are the brakes shoe good for?

Im at 83,000 miles and have the original brake shoes, is about time for a replacement?


thanks

[mikered30]

You will have to pull them off an check, but they should be good for at least 100K miles.

[ab30494]

Originally Posted by mikered30

You will have to pull them off an check, but they should be good for at least 100K miles.

ok thank you, I need to clean them and adjust them. been like 30k plus miles since i had them cleand last, this time i will do it my self.

I need to do some work and play catch up. Like my back tires are still the original tires, at 83k miles. Gonna get 4 new tire with tax refund.

[dorman68]

I am now at 81,000 miles and still have the original shoes. I checked them in July of last year just before state inspection and they still had at least half of the friction material left. At this rate I suspect mine will need replacement around the 150,000 mile mark. Hope this helps.

[MasterTecInSTL]

Well over 100k on mine (about 106k I believe) and they still look great! The rear shoes seem to last forever on these assuming you keep them in proper adjustment and don't ride the brakes!

[gideon1331]

At just before 100,000 miles they were inspected on my car and I was told they still had 70% left. When I inspected them myself at ~55,000 they looked basically brand new.

They needed to be replaced for the first time on my last Corolla at 185,000.

That's the blessing/curse of rear drum brakes...their braking properties suck, but they last forever!