Drum and shoe kit for rear

Go OEM , Centric, or Powerstop? OEM around $375 and the other two around $125 for complete rear

Drums (2), shoes, wheel cyl (2), and hardware

 

As of Late I have been using Napa Ultra Premium Brake parts

Never used any other parts but Toyota

 

Drums are real finicky, anything aftermarket is a crapshoot. For drums I'd for sure go OEM unless @Wyoming09 knows for sure that drum kits from Napa are good quality. Lots of other people using other stuff and having nothing but problems with them being out of round and stuff.

 

I'll stick with OEM...does anyone know if there is an OEM hardware kit for the rear?

 

Knowing Toyota you most likely you have to buy the parts one by one

 

This might seem strange but brake drum must be stored flat since this tends to take up more space lots of vendors tend not to follow this. Does not take much to cause one to go out of round .

When I was told this long ago I thought I was being teased but over the years had a few brake manufacture Reps confirm this

Might be some of the reason so many are out of round plus poor quality control

 

When I changed the shoes on my old Nissan, I got shoes from Auto Zone...
I couldn't install them, at first I was sure it was my back-yard ability that was the
fault. Finally, I went and got NAPA ones, and they "fell into place out of the box"... nowadays
I'd probably just get OEM...

-Mike "still only have back-yard ability..."

 

One by one is right for the hardware hit...damn. Would any of these hardware kits work well instead to go along with all the others being OEM: ACDELCO, CARLSON, CENTRIC, RAYBESTOS, BECK ARNLEY, or WAGNER?

 

Just get a kit from Napa. The drums themselves are really the only thing that needs to be of a trusted source.

 

I would venture I used most of the different brands before they got made in China or Mexico

 

Just went all OEM. 2 drums, 2 wheel cylinders, and shoes for $360 shipped

The hardware will be from Carlson...$30 shipped

 

I tried aftermarket drums once. Hit the brakes and the whole rear shuddered worse than an out of balance washing machine. I only buy OEM these days. Maybe pricey sometimes, but most of the shit i replace lasted 10-15 years. Worth the expense.

Glad you went OEM...

 

Just received my parts. Any idea time wise how long it takes to change out the drums, shoes, hardware, wheel cylinders, and bleed?

 

Depending on skill level I’d say a few hours. Disassembly is pretty quick. Do one side at a time so you can have a complete side for reference.

Cylinders are fairly quick. If you’re speedy, you can minimize the amount of air in the lines. Bleeding doesn’t take long. It’s reassembly that takes time. Adjust your shoes so that the drum barely fits over and spins with little drag. Then you have minimal adjustment to do with the drum on.

Also, practice adjusting the shoes from the rear with the drum offso you can visualize what’s happening inside when the drum is on...

 

My mechanic told me $95-$120 labor for the complete rear. Seems fair to me

 

That’s a good price on labor imo, unless you have a power bleeder bleeding brakes is a complete bitch by yourself.

 

That’s isn’t bad at all. They are probably way faster given their experience level and equipment...

That’s about an hours labor?...

 

Figure 1.5 hours if all goes as planned

 

Nice. I'm still too cheap to pay for labor. Unless its a big job. But sometimes it's worth it for the little stuff too.

 

Getting my complete OEM rears done today. The ones that were on there were go as new I guess, but I wanted all OEM. Should I sell my rears (drums/shoes/hardware)?