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Traditional Stopping Power

Typically, drum brakes are used in the rear braking system of smaller passenger cars; they also have the proven ability to serve as a parking brake, which can be combined within a disc brake on some larger vehicles.

With this system, friction is generated by pressing the brake linings against the inside surfaces of the drums which rotate with the wheel. Thanks to this rotation, the brake shoes are pressed against the drum with greater force, thus slowing it down.

There are different types of drum brake designs subject to how the brake shoes are applied. The most common type used today on passenger cars is the leading/trailing type. The leading shoe is a term that refers to the shoe that moves in the direction of rotation when it is being pressed against the drum. The other shoe is called the trailing shoe, moving against the direction of rotation and is usually connected to the park braking cable.