rear brakes?

by **supamouse09** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:11 pm

i know this has probably already been asked and answered but i couldn't find it in the search. the rear brakes on a 2001 sle are drum or are they disc??

by **geminimouse** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:15 pm

disc/drum
unless they changed it in 01...

by **whiteflash** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:34 pm

i got a 2001 and mines disc

by **AzN_DrAgoN48** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:44 pm

doesn't it depend on the engine. i'm pretty sure the v6 has discs all around and the i4 has discs in front and drums in the back for all trims

by **Rudy** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:58 pm

edmunds.com is your friend.

all 2k1 v6 solaras had discs

by **Mole** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 11:08 pm

a simple glance is all you need.

if the rear look anything close to the front, then you have disc brakes.

if the front and rear look totally different, then your rear has drum brakes.

by **TheTamago** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 11:22 pm

I'm still a newbie at mechanical things and I wanna learn. Did a search on what Drum breaks are, but couldn't find anything solid. Since i;m on a I4 2000 Solara with the front rotor/rear drum setup. Can you give me a good technical explaination on how drum breaks work?

And a related question. In the future. Can the break system be changed to all rotor type breaks?

by **bassthrive** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 11:28 pm

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/drum-brake.htm

this website is your friend

and to answer your second question, yes I beleive you can convert to discs all around.

- Paul

by **supamouse09** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 11:45 pm

thanks alot for the answers guys. i may have been working on my car for a while, but i am still a newb

by **geminimouse** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 5:46 am

AzN_DrAgoN48 wrote:doesn't it depend on the engine. i'm pretty sure the v6 has discs all around and the i4 has discs in front and drums in the back for all trims

Then the V6 has discs in the front and rear has disc and drum.
Don't go messing with the rear brakes thinking it's just discs.

by **bronzemaxell** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 6:19 am

geminimouse wrote:
AzN_DrAgoN48 wrote:doesn't it depend on the engine. i'm pretty sure the v6 has discs all around and the i4 has discs in front and drums in the back for all trims

Then the V6 has discs in the front and rear has disc and drum.
Don't go messing with the rear brakes thinking it's just discs.

i think you are correct
according to the manual book for solara, the v6 has front disc and rear disc, it also has drum in disc on rear for parking brake.

by **TadS** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 8:29 am

TheTamago wrote: Can you give me a good technical explaination on how drum breaks work?

And a related question. In the future. Can the break system be changed to all rotor type breaks?

1. They don't

. No really there are two shoes inside the drum that press outward against it creating some drag. The are very ineffective vs. disc.

2. Yes, but it requires a lot more than just the rotors. There is a DIY posted on doing the conversion.

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 3:43 pm

also to add: not all 4 bangers came with disc/drum combo. The ABS versions came with all 4 disc's. :wink:

by **Jon11582** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 3:46 pm

Jai wrote:also to add: not all 4 bangers came with disc/drum combo. The ABS versions came with all 4 disc's.

Not mine. Mines discs in front and drum in back, but I got ABS.

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