Did the 4th Gen come with rear disc brakes?

[Pandalizer]

I was just wondering if the 4th gen came with rear disc brakes as an option

[hardtopte72]

Standard on V6 and I believe all XLE cars.

[touringcamry]

Not sure about XLE, but all V6 definitely had rear disc brakes.

[Mike Gerber]

I owned a 98 XLE 4 cylinder. It had rear drums. I believe only the V6's had rear discs.

Mike

[Yuko]

Originally Posted by Mike Gerber

I owned a 98 XLE 4 cylinder. It had rear drums. I believe only the V6's had rear discs.

Mike

Yea, only V6s had solid rear disc regardless of trim and ABS/TRAC options. But I converted my 4cyl to have rear discs.

[Pandalizer]

okay, thanks!

[Silent Runner]

Very Interesting! Differences between US and Canadian cars pop up in the oddest places. I would have never guessed that Toyota made an XLE with rear drum breaks, and much less even a 4cyl !!?? When you bought an XLE here, it had top of the line everything, I think the only option delete available was the leather interior. (rare)

[nfsuw]

Originally Posted by Silent Runner

Very Interesting! Differences between US and Canadian cars pop up in the oddest places. I would have never guessed that Toyota made an XLE with rear drum breaks, and much less even a 4cyl !!?? When you bought an XLE here, it had top of the line everything, I think the only option delete available was the leather interior. (rare)

funny for you to mention that. i just obtained an xle v6, that is as base as an xle can get, no alloys, no sun/moon roof, power cloth seats (but with leather steering wheel, odd enough), no trac, no keyless entry, no heated seats (probably cause its not leather). its a Jvin, canadian market. i was alittle surprised when i got it.

[hardtopte72]

Originally Posted by nfsuw

funny for you to mention that. i just obtained an xle v6, that is as base as an xle can get, no alloys, no sun/moon roof, power cloth seats (but with leather steering wheel, odd enough), no trac, no keyless entry, no heated seats (probably cause its not leather). its a Jvin, canadian market. i was alittle surprised when i got it.

One of the specific options of an XLE is alloy wheels. I think someone switched them out in its life. An XLE should also get climate control vs. regular a/c controls and some other options.

Though personally I saw an XLE 4 cylinder with rear disc brakes but it has abs. Maybe that is the key.

[BMR]

IIRC, springing for the V6 or ABS got you disk brakes in the rear.