Semi-Metallic Brake Shoes

[theguruat12]

I am having a DEVIL of a time finding semi-metallic shoes for my rear brakes. Yes, I could get riveted organic Raybestos Professionals, but I really would like semi-metallic shoes if they still make them. Which appears like it may be my problem. I used Wagner's catalog to find that part # ANA358AR is a 12x3 semi-metallic severe duty shoe, but I CAN'T FIND ANYPLACE THAT SELLS THE DAMN THINGS!

Raybestos' catalog only lists the organic.

Nor can I find Performance Friction's severe duty shoes for this application. It's almost as if one can only get organic shoes now, and they stopped making anything else. If that's the case, I'm not really OPPOSED to organic, but if anybody knows a place/link for where to come by the semi-metallic shoes, I would be most appreciative, as they do last longer and grip better in cold weather (at least that's what everything I've read says).

 

[hce]

http://brakeperformance.com/brake-drums-and-shoes/premium-brake-shoes.php

never dealt with them, they claim the shoes are semi metallic

 

[79jasper]

Give this thread a good reading.
http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?t=69720


You can get the quick stops Z358AR.
Doesn't look like the severe duty are even made anymore.

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[theguruat12]

Thank you, both of you. I think if anything, I'll try the Centric Severe-Duty shoes. They don't say they're semi-metallic, but they're a good price, and there's a good chance that they ARE semi-metallic.

The Performance Brake website is interesting, I may try that sometime as well.

Also thanks for the thread Jasper, it didn't come up in my searching of the forum because I was only searching the titles for "shoes" I believe. Thanks!!!

 

[79jasper]

Towcat could probably tell you. There was another thread but I can't find it.

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[gandalf]

I replaced the rear shoes on my truck about a year ago, or so. I used Wagner ANA 583R. As I recall they were listed as severe duty. Were they semi-metalic? I can't recall. I think I bought them from Rock Auto. The number seems suspiciously similar to your ANA 358AR. I'll include two pictures.

These went onto the '92 F-350 CC Dualie.

 

[79jasper]

Dually are 3 1/2 inch while srw are 3.
Those are the severe duty though.

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