Your vehicle's brake pads play a pivotal role in its performance and your safety. If you want to inspect them yourself, ...

Drum brakes are a little more difficult to describe — more on that below. Related: What Are Run-Flat Tires? Disc brakes are more modern and effective than drum brakes, which date back almost to ...

Replace the front brakes with CPP’s “drum width” rotors. 2. Raise the car up an inch (not happening). 3. Wheels with custom backspacing and/or smaller tires. We decided early on that raising ...

So long as they are properly proportioned, 11-inch drum brakes are actually not just adequate, but a decent brake for the rear, able to lock up even large tires repeatedly without building ...

Tire decisions depend on whether wheels are ... Disc brakes are far superior to drum brakes. First of all, they react faster during anti-lock brake system (ABS) events than drum brakes do.

The brakes are just about the most important component of your car, next to the wheels and tires. You can lose an ... rotors and brake pads, while for drum brakes, you’ll be looking at the ...