Re:My Rude-Ass Car
by wigglewoggle on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @10:51PM
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I share your disdain for drums. Only issue is every four wheel disc vehicle I own still has a drum for the parking brake. Except these days they're electronic and need a scan tool to release them and get the rotor off!
Electronic drum brakes sound like my personal version of hell. I knew of the existence of electronic parking brakes, but hadn't realized that any car would be silly enough to need a scan tool to release it for service.
Re:My Rude-Ass Car
by roflchoppa on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @11:33PM
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I’m sure there is some other modern OEM hub assembly that you could swap in when it comes time to service it. Maybe off a 4Runner/jeep?
Well, supposedly drums are better for the environment (less particle pollution when braking), so expect to see more of them, not less.
Is the claim that they produce less particles, or that they distribute less particles because the shoes/drum is more of a closed system? Generally drums are worse brakes than disks so if they don't brake as efficiently, you'd be grinding them for longer, likely making more particles.
I haven't heard much about drums lately except that cheap cars still sometimes have them in the rear.
Right. The basic idea is that because new cars will be hybrid or electric, most braking will be regenerative, so drums are fine.
That makes more sense, if the fronts are regenerative, that's where most of the braking force comes from so I can see drums being sufficient in the back. A lot of lightweight motorcycles (especially classic styled ones) have rear drums.
The only thing I hate about driving a front disk/rear drum car is how deep the brake pedal is before you feel it activating the brakes. Going from responsive brakes to "oh shit they aren't activating yet..." panic for a second can take some getting used to!
Oh, I can't remember a single car me or my father had that had drum brakes anywhere else than on the handbrake. How old cars are we talking about? The oldest I can remember was SAAB 99, about 50 years old model.
Re:My Rude-Ass Car
by function_seven on Thursday November 02, 2023 @05:15AM
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My 2012 Ford Escape has drums in the rear. I’m dreading that brake job.
My wifes 2016 Skoda Citigo had drums in the rear. My previous car, a 2002 Renault Clio also did.
...And then we bought a '47 Willys Jeep a year later. Which has 4 wheel drums. And the worlds least conveniently located master cylinder.