I'm on the fence about if I should go with bonded brake shoes or riveted.
I've read that riveted will tear up the drums if they wear out too far, due to the rivets sticking up. Supposedly bonded are made well enough these days that they don't come apart usually, unless they are very worn down. But the at least you don't have rivets digging into the drums when you brake. They might still cause drum damage, but it probably wouldn't be as bad as rivet damage.
The lifetime warranty isn't extremely useful since I'd have to pull them off of the RV before I can go in and get new ones, which is hard when I'm out on the road. Not impossible, just potentially difficult.
Maybe I should go with the online sourced heavy duty riveted ones instead of budget, store brand bonded and just not worry about the rivet damage concern?
I've read that riveted will tear up the drums if they wear out too far, due to the rivets sticking up. Supposedly bonded are made well enough these days that they don't come apart usually, unless they are very worn down. But the at least you don't have rivets digging into the drums when you brake. They might still cause drum damage, but it probably wouldn't be as bad as rivet damage.
The lifetime warranty isn't extremely useful since I'd have to pull them off of the RV before I can go in and get new ones, which is hard when I'm out on the road. Not impossible, just potentially difficult.
Maybe I should go with the online sourced heavy duty riveted ones instead of budget, store brand bonded and just not worry about the rivet damage concern?