Rear drums?
06-12-2006, 09:58 AM
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Rear drums?
Sorry if this has been discussed already, but I noticed my 06 Silverado has rear drum brakes vs. a few of my buddies who both have 02 Silverados. I never noticed that they previously had 4 wheel disc brakes (sorry I'm a truck newb 
), does anyone know why GM decided to go back to drum brakes on the rears? I always thought disc brakes were more efficient than drums? 
), does anyone know why GM decided to go back to drum brakes on the rears? I always thought disc brakes were more efficient than drums?
06-12-2006, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by vanillagorilla
It was the internal drum parking brake on the rear discs that was giving them fits I believe.
If you take a look at the 2500HD, 3500HD, Tahoe, and Surburban you will notice they have disc brakes, so GM was smart enough to create a disc brake system that works, but not smart enough to incorporate them on the 1/2 ton Silverado.
06-12-2006, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by cbrich
If you take a look at the 2500HD, 3500HD, Tahoe, and Surburban you will notice they have disc brakes, so GM was smart enough to create a disc brake system that works, but not smart enough to incorporate them on the 1/2 ton Silverado.I'm a little dissapointed, so does that mean the braking performance for the 06 1/2 tons is worse than it's predecessors w/ disc brakes?
06-12-2006, 12:02 PM
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I've not seen braking performance date for the '06 1/2 tons but given that the front brakes do 90% of the work anyway I'm betting that they perform very similar to earlier models with 4 wheel disks....the disks do look better though 
06-12-2006, 12:31 PM
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Well, I can tell you one thing. Your truck will brake stall higher with those brakes. I've seen guys brake stall to 3200 with a 3000 converter. Mine stalls to 2500 and its a 3k.
Do you still want to swap?????
Do you still want to swap?????
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06-12-2006, 04:37 PM
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Well, I can tell you one thing. Your truck will brake stall higher with those brakes. I've seen guys brake stall to 3200 with a 3000 converter. Mine stalls to 2500 and its a 3k.
Do you still want to swap?????
Do you still want to swap?????
06-12-2006, 06:07 PM
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lol, I think you guys convinced me to keep em. 
Plus it looks like some 15" wheels would clear them...which would be convenient for some drag wheels/tires.
Plus it looks like some 15" wheels would clear them...which would be convenient for some drag wheels/tires.
