03-17-2007, 11:34 AM
if you just change the shoes and choose not to replace the the drums i would say get your drums machined to give them a nice new finish for the new shoes. it will help the new shoes wear better. also if you do the inspection your self fold back the dust boots on the wheel cylenders and make sure that there is no brake fluid in there. if there is a small leak around the piston/seal in the cylender it will let fluid lieak out and collect in the boot.