1996 Chev PU 4x4 1/2 ton rear brakes question

midnightmagic · 07-19-2005, 09:00 PM

My '96 Chev 1/2 ton has 135,000 miles on it. Problem is that after almost 135k miles, and 10 years, I have used only about half of the brake shoe lining. Yet, I have gone through about 5 to 6 sets of front pads, turing the rotors twice, and finally replacing the rotors last time. WHAT can I do to get the rear brake system to work harder? There has to be a way to correct this. I have a friend with the same year truck - just different color - and he sings the same song. Identical story. Does anyone know what's wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Midnightmagic

mrjohnwayne · 07-28-2005, 05:28 PM

I had a 97 2wd ext cab 350 short bed, same thing I changed the front never touched the back and it had 130,000 when i sold it. I'm pretty sure that you cannot change that. The proportioning valves on those are set from the factory and i don't think they are adjustable cause of the ABS. I could be wrong though. You might be able to find an aftermarket one though.

07-19-2005, 09:00 PM	#1
midnightmagic Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1	1996 Chev PU 4x4 1/2 ton rear brakes question My '96 Chev 1/2 ton has 135,000 miles on it. Problem is that after almost 135k miles, and 10 years, I have used only about half of the brake shoe lining. Yet, I have gone through about 5 to 6 sets of front pads, turing the rotors twice, and finally replacing the rotors last time. WHAT can I do to get the rear brake system to work harder? There has to be a way to correct this. I have a friend with the same year truck - just different color - and he sings the same song. Identical story. Does anyone know what's wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Midnightmagic

07-28-2005, 05:28 PM	#2
mrjohnwayne Moderator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3,220	I had a 97 2wd ext cab 350 short bed, same thing I changed the front never touched the back and it had 130,000 when i sold it. I'm pretty sure that you cannot change that. The proportioning valves on those are set from the factory and i don't think they are adjustable cause of the ABS. I could be wrong though. You might be able to find an aftermarket one though. __________________ John Wayne 2000 F-350 7.3L Powerstroke 4x4

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