Advice for cleaning out rear drum brakes?

What they don't realize is disc brakes are actually older tech than drum brakes lol. In addition, we are basically driving in 125 year old tech.

 

"the truth is that today's disc/drum setups are completely adequate for the majority of new cars. Remember that both disc and drum brake design has been vastly improved in the last 20 years..............High performance cars like the Viper, 911 and Corvette can justify a four-wheel disc brake system, "
Also the Ridgeline imo.
https://www.edmunds.com/car-technology/brakes-drum-vs-disc.html

You change oil every 3000 miles too ?

 

He's changing his 3000 mile oil actually.

 

Well said

 

How did Toyota sell a single 3rd gen since it’s brakes are so bad that people couldn’t stop during their test drives? Mine stops fine. It stops fine when I pull my trailers. It has never done a single thing that made me say these brakes are shit or I need to research upgraded braking systems.

Get in your truck and drive and while you are at it take 30 days away from the Internet. I bet your brakes will all of a sudden work better, the flaws will be smaller and you will find less that bothers you.

 

Drum brakes last longer than disks and chipper to repair.

 

Both brakes work on the same principle of transferring kinetic energy (that is your wheels in motion) to thermal energy (that is heat) through friction. The difference between the two systems is discs where invented to dissipate heat faster than its drum counterpart allowing the delay of brake fading. This is when the brake system has become so saturated with heat that the brakes become ineffective and extend the stopping distance of the vehicle or possibly brake failure. Since the Tacoma’s brake bias is primarily in the front, the extra heat dissipation is not needed in the rear. Also, drum brakes are inherently more resistant the elements by design as the drum covers the braking system (cylinders, shoes, springs, etc.).

Honestly, besides discs being more esthetically pleasing, the only time you would ever really need to complain about drums being on the truck is when YOU the owner would have to maintain the brakes yourself IMO. They can be a pain in the ass. Oh, and a lot of individuals forget that Toyota is trying to keep new Tacoma sales at a specific price point. That means they may not be able to address every customer’s want or complaint while developing a major model change. That being said, there was no need to eliminate the driver’s side assist handle; bad move.

 

Yesterday i tested my brakes out pretty good for the first time. The very south end of highway 217 (55mph road) there is a stoplight before going over I-5. Usually at 6am its always green, but not that time. This light is also somewhat hidden by an overpass as you come to it. I may have been going a bit over 55 when I realized it was about to turn red. For a second I thought for sure I’d be skidding right through that light. Little bit of a butt pucker for a split second ha

Anyways, I went from high speed to 0 real quick. It actually surprised me. Guess I’m still used to my old lifted 1st gen lol yes, my bed was empty, but she stopped great.

Would rear discs be sweet? Sure! Would they be better in certain specific situations? Maybe. Should Toyota have put them on the 3rd gen? Probably. But the drums we got will work fine for what most 3rd gen owners will need them for.

 

http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2016/08/2016-midsize-pickup-challenge-acceleration-and-braking.html

 

I do the exact same on mine

 

Wearing a mask, i have used compressed air to blow the brake dust from them. Never bothered to take time to wash them.