Can someone tell me what is the best brand to buy for the drum brake hardware kit?

I am looking online right now and I see centric and beck/Arnie and wanted to know which is better

 

Beck/Arn tends to have reboxed items.
Centric makes their own products.

Quality wise it should not make a difference, go with the cheaper brand if you are on a budget.

Only thing you will want to verify is you are purchasing a same/similar kit. Sometimes 'hardware' kits can vary from just the retainer pins/springs to including all the springs(typical hardware kit) and some have the auto adjusters. Usually this is reflected in the price. Verify before purchase.

 

I'd be careful with that "claim"

 

Centric does make quite a bit of their own, their C-TEK bin does tend to vary in who actually makes it.

 

Be careful about the shoes. I helped one of my dad's coworkers with the drums on his 08 civic and the Oreilly Brake Best shoes had too thick a material for the parking brake adjuster to fit on them.

 

Thanks guys so far from I went to RockAuto to purchase the Centric brand brake shoe and the hardware kit for the drum. I will have to wait to buy the actual drum itself but I will keep you posted.

The cost was definitely economical compare to others sites and shops.

 

So as a merchant.category manager for one of the largest automotive aftermaket companies in the US you have been to their factories and know this to be true? What part of the world do they (centrix) actually "make" said product.

I'd be willing to bet they (Centrix) get most/if not all of their products from India...most of the hardware would be from China. The logistics to get the hardware and the pads together can keep you up at night if you let it.

Mike - nothing but respect for you but at the same time I've spent ~30 years in the automotive aftermarket....and if you as a "retailer" (autozone, advance, carquest, ect) really want the "best deal" you will force "said" vendor to show you where "X" comes from.

OP - sorry for the rant.

 

Hey fellow Users thanks for all the help. I finally replaced my drums brakes after 6 hours of labors. I didn't have the tools needed for the job must still got the job done. One issue I did have with my drum brakes was that one of my wheel cylinders went bad so thankfully I bought those thanks to a local mechanic. I didn't get drums brake from RockAuto as they were trying to charge $40 for delivery which was the amount of total checkout so I went to Advance and purchase them with a discount code a friend gave to me at my job. I use Weaver for my drums brakes and fitted perfectly. Hardware kit was essential due to my drums hardware were ancient along with drums. Here are of some pictures.

 

Here is the before and after