more rugged trucks are, imo, far more likely to have drums in the rear. It was already said briefly, but drums in the back deal a lot better by design with the dirt and debris kicked up by the front half of the car. I just had my rear drums worked up at 77K mules and now the truck stops great. prior to that I thought the braking in the runner was somewhat suspect but the rear brake job resolved that quick. i had 4 wheel discs on my lightning and yeah, that stopped like a sports car practically, but different trucks for different applications. the runner is imo a more rugged machine built to not be in the shop every 6 months like a cherokee (sorry jeep fans. not bashing, but that's what I read about the cherokee limiteds in the same year range - rotor problems, premature brake wear, warranty nightmares, no thanks.)
admittingly I thought the same thing when I bought my '00. I thought "this is a limited model and yet there are drums??" but I bought it anyway. Over time I realized why they did what they did. They didn't cheap out. The '00 in limited trim was something like 38K brand new - that's not cheap. the drums imo are there by design, not by budget minded engineers.
admittingly I thought the same thing when I bought my '00. I thought "this is a limited model and yet there are drums??" but I bought it anyway. Over time I realized why they did what they did. They didn't cheap out. The '00 in limited trim was something like 38K brand new - that's not cheap. the drums imo are there by design, not by budget minded engineers.
