Ok, here's my thing with brakes and a 25-30 year old car.
I go through the brake system and replace hoses and most times drums and rotors, shoes, springs, nearly everything unless it looks obviously new. Master cylinder if it shows seepage.
The rubber hoses can swell up on the inside and make the brakes act funny.
With the description you're giving I think you're good to go as long as you have a firm peddle.
The pads and shoes need to be 'broke in' the methods very but basically you run a few heat/cool cycles and you're good. That's my experience anyway.
I go through the brake system and replace hoses and most times drums and rotors, shoes, springs, nearly everything unless it looks obviously new. Master cylinder if it shows seepage.
The rubber hoses can swell up on the inside and make the brakes act funny.
With the description you're giving I think you're good to go as long as you have a firm peddle.
The pads and shoes need to be 'broke in' the methods very but basically you run a few heat/cool cycles and you're good. That's my experience anyway.