"I did brakes and such for a long time professionally. I looked it up in
my
Wagner book to confirm, just incase I'm getting foggy.1995 Jeep Cherokee
rear brake shoes, short shoe to the front, long shoe in the rear.This is
a
rule of thumb with Cherokees, there are exceptions with some
vehicles.Your
best bet is to do your vehicle correctly, and let the idiot foul his
up.Keep
your rear brakes properly adjusted."

Funny, from this so-called expert, when in fact the Jeep was NEW when I
got it. Are you saying that the brakes were put in by the factory
incorrectly?


I'm saying you're wrong- and they didn't come that way. I suppose all the
service manuals, experts, and the manufacturer are all wrong and you're
right?

Then how do you account for the fact that the parking
brake hardware is in fact hooked up correctly?

Because they're designed that way. The same backing plates are used for each
side. The mounting patterns, holes, etc are identical on the primary and
secondary shoes so that they will fit on each side of the vehicle. The size
and composition of the friction surface is the only difference.


Lets look at some of the other responses from the experts-

"You are correct. The longer secondary shoe holds the parking brake
hardware."

Never said that the longer shoe DIDN'T hold the parking brake hardware.

See above- the parking brake hardware will fit on either shoe.


"There is a clear diagram in the Haynes Manual that labels the shoes and
shows the shorter lining on the front or primary shoe.
I could take a digital photo of the page and email it to you if you would
like."

Okay. And (now THINK for a second) remember "there are exceptions."
These exeptions being different rear ends, etc.

Not on your vehicle there's not. The only exceptions to the smaller primary
to the front rule I've been able to find are on vehicles that have multiple
wheel cylinders per axel, or some vehicles that have the wheel cylinder on
the bottom, neither of which was ever available on the Cherokee.


I can also take a digital picture of the damned brakes on mine, which
makes me correct in any and all of my statements.

A picture proves nothing. As stated- the shoes can be installed backwards as
easily as they can be installed correctly.
Can you provide *any* other source to back up your statements?
Why not move this thread over to the jeep forum? You can tell everyone how
they're all wrong.

Are you ready to put your money where your mouth is?