Despite being such a vital part of a car's anatomy, many drivers don't know how brake systems work or the difference between the two most common types: disc and drum. Both types of brakes rely on ...

Working of drum & disc brakes Quite literally a drum brake is a small round drum that has a set of shoes inside of it. ... A disc brake has a disc shaped metal rotor spinning within a wheel.

This generates friction, slowing the drum and your bike.A disc brake system is comprised of a large metal rotor, 2 flat brake pads and a hydraulic clamp called a “caliper”. Pressing the brake ...

which subsequently pushes the pads against the brake disc (also called the brake rotor) or drum that rotates with the wheel, it is in every driver's best interests—as well as that of their ...

Each Leed Brakes Fox-body rear disc brake conversion kit includes cast-iron calipers with a single 54mm stainless steel piston. If you are trying to match the color of your front disc brakes ...

A clever departure from both normal disc practice and Porsche's past discs, the Ate brake features a hand-operated drum brake nestling within the normal-looking disc. Meanwhile, the "standard ...