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For the life of me, I can't find the 15.5" X 7" shoes for the front brakes. I may have to upgrade to the 16 1/2" drums and shoes and was wondering if anybody has done the switch? I'm primarily interested in what it cost, sourcing of parts and the degree of difficulty. I found a guy in Florida who will fabricate the linings and bond and rivet them to the shoes. The cost is $185 p/shoe X 4 plus $180 shipping each way. It is almost a thousand dollars to get the remanufactured shoes. I was thinking the upgrade may be a little more, but may be worth it. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Glenn, can you get a picture of the drum? Does the drum have any kind of step in it? 

I did find in the Webb catalog that they do make a 15.5" drum, but its a 6" shoe. I did then search and I cannot find anyone that seems to have 15.5" shoes, I cannot even find an FMSI number for 15.5" shoes, very strange. 15" shoes are very common, but not 15.5". 

https://graphicvillage.org/meritor/TP12162.pdf

https://www.fleetpride.com/parts/webb-br...8yTeU4YN-e

So apparently you are not the only one who has been trying to track these down (I found this when I was trying to find the shoes):
https://newellgurus.com/showthread.php?t...0#pid51310