Front Brakes Hardly Working

If after you fix the front brake problem and you find the rears continue to lockup you might try smaller slave cylinders and arc the shoes at the ends. Mine were grabbing hard, I did both of these mods and they no longer lockup and send the car sideways. I also used EBC "green stuff" pads for the front Kelsey-Hayes setup, they made a huge difference!

I bought the EBC slotted rotors and pads for my 07 4x4 cummins Dodge. What a big difference! And 37 K miles later they still look to be about 80%.