I purchased 4 rotors/8 ceramic pads from this wholesaler for my v6 35,000 miles ago.

This link is for the 4 Cyl front rotors but I couldn't find any for the rear drums for you from this seller.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Front-Brake-Rotors-For-1992-1993-1994-1995-1996-1997-1998-1999-2000-2001-CAMRY/302881063328?

I drive the piss out of my car and the brakes have never let me down even after 50 miles of twisties. If you're not tracking it they are A+. They WILL be squeaky first 2-3 stoplights/stop signs in the morning and when braking hard at <10mph (All ceramics do this, it's a harder material than OE/OEM). After they warm up they are silent. The rotors still look like the day I bought them and all the pads still look brand new.

 

Yeah, I get the squeaks from one of the rear shoes that came with the car, then it quiests down. With the hand brake, it feels like that's the only rear brake working. I'll check out the ebay link, thanks for that.

 

A crowd favorite on this forum are the Centric rotors. They make a "Premium" version that is painted for a bit more $ (not on the friction surface, of course).


They make drums too, but I haven't seen any comments on them that I recall.


As for pads, the Akebono "Ultra Premium Proact Ceramic" pads are a also a crowd favorite. Akebono doesn't seem to make shoes.

 

If it's good enough for the guys here, it's good enough for me. Looks like Centric Premium front Rotors for me. Thanks you!

 

Not sure of other's experience, but I have never had to 'do' rear linings prior to 300,000+ miles.
The lining surface is such that wear is glacial.
However, if you DO decide on replacing linings and drums, make extra sure the drums have the hole for adjustment. Not all do. You cannot adjust the drums properly without the hole. And they DO need occasional adjustment, the self-adjusters really are "you need to adjust those yourself".
In the main, my experience says that the most common issue with Camry (XV20) brakes is the front calipers seizing (pistons in bore, usually). The cure is a strip and clean; no biggie, just time. I've had this happen on almost all of my XV20s (five of them), and my Avalon (XX30).
For pads and shoes, just buy quality name brand stuff. You cannot go wrong with OEM, though price might give one pause (I haven't checked). However, it pays to check: Mercedes pads were cheaper than quality NAPA stuff when I owned those sort of cars. And they worked better.

Cosmo

 

Maybe I just need to adjust my other rear shoe so they both squeal. At least they'll stop equally:grin:

 

We renewed our brake setup 18 months ago.

Front - centric rotors, cardone calipers, Akabono pads.
Rear - centric drums, OEM shoes, centric cylinder
Cardone brake master cylinder
Fluid : DOT 4

Huge difference.

Some may say that changing working calipers was overkill but originals were 20 years old and we intend keeping the car for another 20 years.

 

On my Corolla, I got the AutoZone lifetime guaranteed calipers and just changed them out once a year. They told me they were really Cardone. Thanks for your suggestions.

 

BMR... I have used the cheap Centric rotors on my Corolla and they were fine, but did rust where it was uncoated. . I'll look at the premiums and the Akebonos pros too. Thanks for your input. It's mucho appreciato!

 

Our 2000 Camry with the 2.2 had 15" wheels original. It used larger front discs and different pads from our 1999 which has 14" wheels original. Apparently the 2000 would have used the smaller discs if the original wheels had been 14", as some were. I suspect that the V-6 used the larger discs. Verify the parts on your car before purchasing the new parts.

 

That's interesting, I keep seeing rear drums by different manufacturers on Rock Auto some stating either metric or standard fitment info. I wondered what was up with that. Okay, that's good to know. I am installing front struts tomorrow, so I can finally get my first gander of my car's front-end since I got the it last November. Thanks!

 

It seems Brembo makes ceramic shoes for the rear. I found them on Amazon, but I had to punch in the model number as they don't come up when I use "My Garage". They're here if anyone wants to take a look;
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I understand the original rear shoes are probably still good, but if I'm pulling the drums off to inspect them, I might as well replace the shoes and hardware. And since I'm doing that, I might as well replace the shoes with something that will never need replacing ever again. Guitartec

 

Currently I'm running Duralast GT carbon fiber based Front Pads, and I swear by them. My cylinder overexpanded in the rear causing a loss of brake fluid in the drum, and a loss of all brakes in the rear, and I was still able to stop my car fine on regular traffic on my way to the mechanic. They're only 40 ish for a set with lifetime warranty, and they come with new hardware albeit they're special order. Sometimes noisy, but the stopping is magnitude quicker then OE and I can attest to that, with rather extreme testing.

I've since done a rear brake conversion with OE rotors (pulled from an immaculate donor Camry) and the back are just some valucrap Ceramic (AutoZone cheapest option) pads and stock calipers. They work decently enough and are quiet with warranty, but fairly dusty, (and my brakes are biased to the front but the rear makes so much dust!)

Before the conversion, drums were OE, and the shoes were Centric, hardware assumably OE. I'd recommend Centric though, as they pretty much have their hands on everything brakes, and make quality product.

I'm going to be upgrading to the twin piston calipers all around though, and probably the Stoptech slotted and drilled rotors, along with the SS braided brake lines I got from Slavie. I'm thinking either Brembo or Powerstop Carbon Fiber based for rear pads when I change the rotors and calipers. Fronts will be a new set of GT's.

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Wow, didn't know carbon fiber had made it into pads, just rotors on hyper cars. Never heard of ceramic pads being dusty, including cheap ones, but cool, I'll look at the Duralast. Thanks for the post. Guitartec