70% of the braking effort would be done by the front brakes anyway.
It would'nt put me off, no rear callipers to seize.
;o)
Edited by Dox on 15/06/2008 at 15:53
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Given the choice, I would actively seek the model with rear drum brakes.
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Nothing at all wrong with rear drums, if he gets them to fade, he's the Stig.
Lud's right, very little to go wrong, simple mechanicals at the rear for when up to the sills in mud etc.
I've always found the best handbrakes with full size rear drums as well.
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Agree GB, In fact i would never buy a Motor with rear disks, they are on my 20 point won`t tolerate list for spec.
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I assumed 4x4s had rear drums for the mud issue also. The previous model Freelander has rear drums.
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Only very high performance cars need rear discs and only then because they fade less. Nothing wrong with drum brakes at all, rear discs are just fashion item, like alloy wheels IMHO.
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Not too sure about drum brakes + mud = better.
Back in the 70's I used to work on concrete mixer trucks with drum brakes all round. The rears used to fill with cement and sand dust etc. Every service meant hours of chipping away at concrete trying to get everything working again.
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Another advantage of rear drums - next to no brake dust to wash off the equally pointless alloy wheels.
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Not too sure about drum brakes + mud = better. Back in the 70's I used to work on concrete mixer trucks with drum brakes all round. The rears used to fill with cement and sand dust etc.
Yep. I had trouble with drum brakes one year after driving along a road across which soil dust was being blown (from the adjoining fields) by the wind. The drums had to be removed and the dust cleaned out before the brakes would work properly again.
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With this thread there is no right or wrong its horses for courses. If your off road vehicle is up to the axles in water or liquid mud then discs are best as they dry out quickly and you get some stopping power. With mud, it acts as grinding paste and wears lining and drum, and takes forever to dry, a disc is wiped clean in one rotation and all contamination can be easily hosed off.
On the other hand if the car is not exposed to such conditions then drums are perfectly adequate and probably give a better handbrake.
The Freelander no doubt had drums because it was not a serious offroader.
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