[bobss396]

I did brakes for a living when discs were new... some shops refused to work on them at first! But some of the systems at the time were 4-piston, parts were hard to find and so on.

So, drums it was. Just about every shop had an Ammco shoe arcing machine. Shoes were over-size and were fitted to the individual drum. Rule of thumb back them, keep the front drums within .010 or each other and never turn them over the limit.

Things you can do to help yourself now, make sure the brake hardware is good and everything is free and lubed. I know "professional" mechanics who never knew what brake lube was.

On new shoes, I bevel the leading and trailing edges of the shoes with a wood rasp. Some shoes come like that. See the attached picture.