When Replacing Brake Shoes (Drum Brakes), Do You Need to Buy New Springs?

It's common practice to replace the springs and hardware when doing a rear brake job. It's one of those better-safe-than-sorry practices, and it usually doesn't cost much for the rear brake spring and hardware kits. See, the old springs will have lost some of their tension over time, which could cause the rear brakes to function less effectively than they would with new springs. Not good. I strongly recommend that you spend the extra money on the spring/hardware kits and replace the old springs.