Just ignore that guy. He shows up in almost every thread regarding drum brakes, trying to hock his 40+ year old brake shoes. And he talks that way to everyone, especially if anybody questions him. I suppose if you were doing some OE factory restoration on a big dollar car that'll never see many road miles it might be useful to run ancient NOS brake shoes. Otherwise, asbestos brake linings are like bias ply tires. They were the only thing that worked well when these cars were built, and they haven't been the best option for almost as long now. Even if they didn't give you cancer there are better brake compounds now than there ever was back then. Nothing wrong with having those shoes relined.
