Why do trailer brake shoes cost so much?
Another post that talked about his oddly cracked brake shoes got me thinking about maybe changing mine out this spring. After doing some checking I've discovered how expensive those darned things are!...
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Go to a small airport and buy a part that is also available at an auto parts store. Same for marine stores. The town I worked in had a brake relining shop. I advised a customer to send stripped brake shoes to the shop, get rivet holes drilled, then send the shoes to a hot galvanizing facility in Los Angeles. He got super lining for his 3-axle surge brakes boat trailer and it lasted him many years then we broke contact. He also sent his backing plates in, then bolted zincs to the backing plate. Sometimes, a do-it-better job really pays off.
But I will be damned if I'll pay fifteen dollars for a six dollar bottle of Meguiar's plastic polish.
But I will be damned if I'll pay fifteen dollars for a six dollar bottle of Meguiar's plastic polish.
