Why drum brakes?

Why aren't these trucks equipped with a proper exhaust brake system? I'm so tired of having to use my foot to actuate a primitive hydraulic cylinder like the pioneers did.

I maxed my credit for this cheap crap? Cmon toyota, a truck this expensive should at least have a jake brake.

 

Shameless photo of my "Lexus truck."

 

Mine have 4 disks.

 

Yes and yes they are rear disk brakes.

 

Fuck Toyota...POS truck

 

#shouldaboughtanOR

 

#shouldaboughtaRidgeline

 

Is that the bullshit you want to believe? The Land Cruiser has 4 wheel disc brakes.

I think the only reason it has rear drums is Toyota is cheap. I'll go a step further and say the entire rear axle is a flaming pile of shit that's a remnant of 1970's Toyota technology. The rear outer axle bearing and seal design is a pile of shit that's pretty much designed to contaminate your rear drum brakes with gear oil.

 

#drumbrakesmatter

 

#educatethemasses

 

Price.
They work good enough for a little truck that isn't designed to haul much.

 

The other week this woman was tailgating me in a Ridgeline & could of passed at anytime. She wasn't that close but closer than a reasonable distance. The whole time I thought she was driving a Pilot until she finally got in the right lane to turn into walmarrt.

 

Cracks me up every time I see you post this
Drum brakes????

 

because most buyers will take it to the dealer to have the drums done instead of fucking with it themselves.

 

I love how such a simple innocent question turns into ... whatever this is.


Answer: They're cheaper and they're good enough, and probably allow them to upgrade some other part of the truck. At least that's how I imagine it from an engineer + bean counting standpoint.

 

Friday Threads show up earlier each week.

 

#drumbrakessucktoservice

 

Lol! This! I haven't fucked with drum brakes since my '85 Celica in the late '90's. They SUCK to work on!

 

Aren't they beautiful?