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Originally Posted by rsirois
Rear drums on a Corolla are perfectly acceptable to me. They're cheaper to manufacture,
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That's unacceptable in the corolla's case since it's thousands more than the previous model. Since it was a high price hike, I think it would only be fair for a hike of equipment and technology as well.
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and when sized appropriately provide comparable stopping power to disc brakes.
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Yeah, about the size of a hula hoop. Disc brakes are light years ahead of drum. Friction is what stops a car. Drums only have 2 tiny arse shoes, each about the size of a twinkie pushing outwards pathetically trying to stop the wheel. Discs have so much more surface area to create friction. It also has superior heat disapating properties. Hydraulic pressure can be HUNDREDS of times more powerful than a cable. Multiple pistons in disc brakes help stopping power greatly.
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The only downside is an extra pound or two in weight.
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Pound or two? LOL!!! You can take the same car one with disc and the other with drums and you can have Michael Moore's fat arse in the car with the disc and I still guarantee you than the one with the drum will stop about a block later than the car with the disc.
If brakes were doctors
Disc:
Drums:
Who would you trust with your life?
