I had a bunch of my old A body1 3/4x10.0 inch rear drum brake shoes relined with brake material for fork lifts, which is supposed to be the best short stopping material available to help hold one of my old foot brake cars stage
They work really well on both ends of the track and on the street
Being that they, the lining, are for heavy industrial use I'm not expecting to get 40,000 street miles out of them
I'll be happy with 10,000 street miles