Yeah, the guy needs to stick to collecting money for parts. What do you mean by the back brakes are stopping the car without much help from the front? The front brakes stop the car, and as an average, you wear 2 sets of front shoes for one set of back. If the back brakes stop the car, the tail end will slide around. To get an idea of back brake stopping, find a large and empty parking lot without any obstructions, and use the parking brake. Be ready to countersteer. Or better yet, practice your James Bond turn arounds. I knew a NUT who, by using the parking brake, could reverse directions on the road without going under 30 mph.