Rear Brake Drum suggestions.

[johnbyebye]

My rear brake drums have developed a lip and I need to replace the shoes anyway. I'm not sure which brand to buy. Anyone have any preferences? I don't really need to go OEM on this one so I'm looking at RockAuto.

Thanks,

Scott

 

[nevada]

My rear brake drums have developed a lip and I need to replace the shoes anyway. I'm not sure which brand to buy. Anyone have any preferences? I don't really need to go OEM on this one so I'm looking at RockAuto.

Thanks,

Scott

how big is the lip? have you had the drums MIC'd? its possible they are still ok to be resurfaced.

if they need to be replaced, ive had great luck with standard part store replacements. rockauto would be a fine option.

 

[RS Dude]

Use your Toyota oem drums for as long as you can because they are the best quality you will find. Resurface them if possible. I am still on my original drums with 302k miles on them!:guitar2:

 

[johnbyebye]

how big is the lip? have you had the drums MIC'd? its possible they are still ok to be resurfaced.

if they need to be replaced, ive had great luck with standard part store replacements. rockauto would be a fine option.

Use your Toyota oem drums for as long as you can because they are the best quality you will find. Resurface them if possible. I am still on my original drums with 302k miles on them!:guitar2:

Oh interesting. I didn't know they could be resurfaced. I'll look into that first. Thanks guys.

 

[19963.4lsr5]

Oh interesting. I didn't know they could be resurfaced. I'll look into that first. Thanks guys.

All I did was took my angle grinder to the lip. If you own a grinder it's easy.


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[MN4runnerman]

If you choose to buy new from RockAuto I've had good luck with Wagner products. I put their drums and Wagner shoes on my 99 truck and so far so good. It's been about 2000 miles.

 

[JZiggy]

I used Beck Arnley "premium" on some Honda drum brakes and they came with a really nice coating that has held up well. Some other aftermarket drums I have bought get surface rust after a couple months.

 

[meRockboost]

Good luck getting yours off first. I wrecked the bolt holes that you use to jack them off with. I had bad luck with the napa hardware kit (springs and cups) and went to oem.

 

[johnbyebye]

Good luck getting yours off first. I wrecked the bolt holes that you use to jack them off with. I had bad luck with the napa hardware kit (springs and cups) and went to oem.

The dealer did the hard part for me when they replaced the axle seals and bearings. :biggrin2:

 

[MN4runnerman]

Good luck getting yours off first. I wrecked the bolt holes that you use to jack them off with. I had bad luck with the napa hardware kit (springs and cups) and went to oem.

I hear a lot of people have problems using parts store drum hardware kits but I bought the Dorman kit and also bought this Lisle Corporation and was able to get the spring, pin, and washers on to hold the shoes in place.

 

[meRockboost]

I hear a lot of people have problems using parts store drum hardware kits but I bought the Dorman kit and also bought this Lisle Corporation and was able to get the spring, pin, and washers on to hold the shoes in place.

I'm sure they work fine and we're probably better than the napa ones. The napa ones were 3/16" shorter and the springs were so compressed they were putting too much stress on the retainers. I had to take both sides apart because a retainer popped off from the stress and was making a hell of a noise when driving. I put oem on and all good.

 

[19963.4lsr5]

I hear a lot of people have problems using parts store drum hardware kits but I bought the Dorman kit and also bought this Lisle Corporation and was able to get the spring, pin, and washers on to hold the shoes in place.

There is a tool for the springs too. I have a toolbox that has a drawer dedicated to brakes.

it's also handy to have the pinch tools to push or hold the wheel cylinder Pistons in while your working on the rear brakes.

Edit. Called a piston clamp.


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[TheDurk]

There is a tool for the springs too. I have a toolbox that has a drawer dedicated to brakes.

it's also handy to have the pinch tools to push or hold the wheel cylinder Pistons in while your working on the rear brakes.

Edit. Called a piston clamp.


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I bought one of those spring tools and I could never make it work. It just doesn't seem to fit in there. A pair of needle-nose Vise-Grips does the job quickly and easily. Never saw a need for anything to hold the cylinder in, either.

 

[19963.4lsr5]

I've used the spring tool on three different Toyota 4Runners. Just got to know there to put the spike while you setting the spring in its hole. I don't use the piston clamps too much. Only if I walk away for a extended period of time to keep a piston from pushing out and leaking brake fluid.


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[68whiskey]

I was having this debate myself. After having the rear axle seal replaced, the drums on the side with the bad seal were pretty much shot. The shoes had soaked up a lot of fluid. I thought doing both sides, even though the other side seemed fine, was the right thing to do. I ended up having the dealership do it. It was more of a time issue than anything else. For new OEM drums, shoes, and hardware, it came to about 375. If i was just doing the shoes it would've made more sense to do it myself. But when adding in the cost of OEM drums as well, the price difference of doing it on my own versus the dealership do it led me to just have them do it. I had been debating the OEM parts versus good quality aftermarket stuff, but from what I had read on here the OEM stuff was the way to go.

 

[Renegade_Medic]

My OE drums warped from heat and developed an oval shape that vibrated the truck tremendously. I replaced with a Brake Best drum from O'Reillys and haven't had any issues with it. Of course I hear a lot of complaining about people not liking aftermarket brake parts and them never fitting, haven't actually seen much evidence of that happening very often. I also use the Wagner ThermoQuiet Pads/Shoes all around with no issues. In fact they are great brakes.

 

[johnbyebye]

My OE drums warped from heat and developed an oval shape that vibrated the truck tremendously. I replaced with a Brake Best drum from O'Reillys and haven't had any issues with it. Of course I hear a lot of complaining about people not liking aftermarket brake parts and them never fitting, haven't actually seen much evidence of that happening very often. I also use the Wagner ThermoQuiet Pads/Shoes all around with no issues. In fact they are great brakes.

I'm using Wagner pads and rotors in the front and I'm pleased with them.