Not necessarily - it depends on driving style, but pads are specifically designed to wear faster than shoes. Pads / discs also stop you quicker. It could be 5 or 6 times at the fron to every set of shoes at the rear.Is it true that front (disc)pads need replacing twice as often as rear drums? ...
No absolutely not. A car will probably get through 3 or 4 sets of front pads to every set of rear pads - most of the braking is at the front...And front and rear (disc) pads need replacing at the same time?