Most modern cars have stopped using drum brakes. While there are valid reasons to use drums at the rear, it mostly comes down to cost, which is why you often see them used in many economy cars, trucks ...

You never see them, but you always need them. Behind those rear brake drums they lead thankless lives, and hopefully are always ready to slow your 3,500-pound musclecar down. In a world of four-wheel ...

Wilwood Engineering’s new kit for the 1988-1998 GMT400 pickups and SUVs is a huge increase in performance over stock. Over the course of my career, I’ve performed a lot of modifications to cars, so ...

Rear drum brakes still show up on modern cars not because automakers are nostalgic, but because they’re cheap, durable, and “good enough” for how most people actually drive. For U.S. buyers—especially ...