Mr. Curious Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Why does the e-brake use a drum brake system instead of the rotor & caliper system already in place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlurrySC300 Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Uhhh...isn't it discs and rotors all the way around? Therefore, e-brake would be disc and rotor as well? Correct me if i'm wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thienn Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Yes or No! The primary braking system uses discs and rotors all the way around. However, for some odd reason they have incorporated a drum setup for the e-brake. I don't know what the exact reason; space saving, more economical? I would love to find out:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Curious Posted October 8, 2004 Author Share Posted October 8, 2004 Yes or No! The primary braking system uses discs and rotors all the way around. However, for some odd reason they have incorporated a drum setup for the e-brake. I don't know what the exact reason; space saving, more economical? I would love to find out:-) ← only logical thing i can think up is less stress on the brake system using the drum setup, but thats just a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc_toy Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 My MR2 supercharged used the rear calipers for the e-brake. There was a lever with a strong spring that the cable would pull and that would clamp the brakes. The MR2s were notorious for bad e-brake cables. Maybe those problems made Toyota think again. The supras have had mini-drums inside the rear rotors since as far back as '82 or earlier. Not sure the reason, but we're not gonna change it so who cares. Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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