What brakes do I have at the back?

[BillGeek]

200i '96 Camry - A/C model

According to the repair manual found on **********s (see the link somewhere in a sticky) the discs are for braking, the drums are for the handbrake. When I take off the rear wheels, I see both drums and discs.

The local Toyota Dealer tells me that the car is supposed to have drum brakes for both the handbrake, as well as the normal brakes. Now the idiot can't sell me what I need, as he doesn't have a clue what's going on.

Do I need to replace the discs (pads) or the drums (shoes)? I know that I need to replace all of it eventually, but both the shoes as well as the pads are only halfway worn, and I really want to get more "stopping power".

I've done the front brakepads, and it's already an improvement.

[DarkMastyr]

If you have discs in the rear, then you also have drums. The drums are used for e-brake. Generally that means you only need to replace the discs, since the drums aren't used for braking, just for holding your car on an incline.

[Jimnist]

Like DarkMastyr, the disc brakes are used for normal stopping (with the brake pedal). The drum brakes are used when you pull the handbrake or e-brake.

Unless you're driving a manual and actually bother using the handbrake, then the pads won't need replacing for a very long time, if ever.

So change the pads and leave the shoes until they are completely worn. But by that time, you'll know becuase the handbrake will need to be adjusted.

[shajbot]

The drum is for drifting...ok i kid.

My gen3 doesn't even have the rear drums hook up...

[Jimnist]

Pffft.....good luck doing that on a FWD.

And i'm pretty sure your car would have a combo of both brake and drums.

[BillGeek]

So the disc + drum combo seems standard on the gen3 then?

Thanks for the help guys. I'll try to get to the dealer today and perhaps have a go at replacing them this afternoon.

[xtremeskier97]

Originally Posted by BillGeek

So the disc + drum combo seems standard on the gen3 then?

Thanks for the help guys. I'll try to get to the dealer today and perhaps have a go at replacing them this afternoon.

Yeah, the 'drum' if you want to call it that, is the inside of the rotor.

[djb2]

In the U.S. it appears that the 4 cylinder cars had drum brakes in the rear, and the 6 cylinder cars got disk brakes in the rear (with a small drum for the parking brake). I don't know what was offered in your country.

It's also possible that your brakes were upgraded after purchase -- easy enough from a boneyard car.

[ECale3]

You don't actually have brakes, that handle on the center console deploys the parachutes for when you need to slow down.

[DarkMastyr]

Bitch please, my button deploys five midgets that jump out and pull my car to a stop.

[BillGeek]

Sorted. I asked the dealer for brakepads for the 220, and sure enough they fitted.

Originally Posted by djb2

It's also possible that your brakes were upgraded after purchase -- easy enough from a boneyard car.

Perhaps, but I asked the previous owner and he confirmed that he didn't have it changed from the standard brakes. The car seems to have been in an accident though, so I suspect that if a swap was done, this might be when.

[proftomda]

They can be either...

1992 - 1996 4 cylinder Camrys had rear drum brakes as standard equipment BUT if the car was ordered with optional anti lock brakes, you also recieved rear wheel disc brakes as part of the package. As mentioned, the rear disc setup on both sides also contains a small drum brake package for the parking brake. If you have rear discs and the parking brake system is functioning, I wouldnt worry about changing the parking brake shoes, unless your just curious.