Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. The brakes on your car are one thing you don’t want to put off fixing. Luckily, ...

While all the '70s and '80s favorite lowrider GM models will always be long and cool, what's not-so cool on them are the hideous-looking rear drum brakes. Though these big body styles do come with ...

The hardest part of disassembling the brakes is usually removing the drum. Some drums and most backing plates have inspection slots near the bottom (sometimes covered with a rubber plug or a steel ...

A drum brake, as the name suggests, is a type of braking device that generates stopping power by pushing a friction material into contact with a rotating drum. Unlike a disc brake assembly, which ...

As you can see in Figure 15-3, you have to remove a bunch of stuff to get to a drum brake. The steps here explain how to do so and what to look for when you finally get to your brakes. Caution: ...

Long before brands like Porsche, Mercedes, and Cadillac made it trendy to dress up your disc brake parts so they'd display like jewelry from behind the car's spinning wheels, drum brakes were the norm ...

If you've spent any time behind the wheel of an early Jeep with the stock 9-inch drum brakes at all four corners, you know that applying them can sometimes feel more like a request to stop rather than ...

Bucking the V-8 trend in a classic Mustang, what if you happen to want an inline six? At Mustang Monthly, we like six-poppers for their underdog demeanor and buzzy persona. A six-in-a-row rocks with ...

A drum brake, as the name suggests, is a type of braking device that generates stopping power by pushing a friction material into contact with a rotating drum. Unlike a disc brake assembly, which ...