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I will apologize for the straightening comment. the Sgt. Maj. was right on. Most everything else on the truck you can get by, but when it comes to the brakes, you need the best. As he mentioned were your shoe retainers in good shape? Also check your wheel cylinder as he suggested. You can peel the rubber back and look for corrosion. I am not a fan of honing and putting a rebuild kit in. Good new wheel cylinders are cheap insurance. Your pads should match but a minor variation is going to be taken care of with adjustment. You had a lot of meat on that shoe. I also didn't like all the gunk that was showing on your backing plate. Clean up that mess before you put it back together. If there is any rust, clean it and paint it. The theory is that when the next person looks inside that drum, they should know that someone took a little time to do the job right.