2007 Rear Brake Replacement Parts

Shoes for rear are a metallic compound I do believe . I'm using whatever gold from a big box store . But my fronts are burgundy label raybestos ceramic.

 

Very common in stock almost everywhere

 

Do you have a dealership parts department nearby?

 

The rear drum brakes on a front wheel drive car do a small amount of the overall stopping (maybe 20%). Even moreso on a hybrid like the Prius with regenerative braking.

Almost all drum brake shoes (including OE) use a standard "non asbestos organic" (NAO) friction material. That's all you're going to find in parts stores and it's perfectly adequate for normal cars. Anything beyond that is unnecessary for street use and could cause noise problems.

(When you get into vintage cars that have 4 wheel drums or racing applications then you can find specialty suppliers for semi-metallic shoe linings.)

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If you really want the ceramic style, Rock Auto has Brembo S83508N shoes listed as an option for the 2007 Prius for $30, but show only 1 kit remaining. 1 kit covers both sides of the car.

Those are described as:

Designed and engineered to enhance braking power, Brembo Premium Ceramic Brake Shoes are manufactured using OE-equivalent friction formulations. From research and development to testing, passing through production of the friction compound and mechanical processing, Brembo has absolute control of all production stages. The product of Brembo’s manufacturing process is a friction material that minimizes braking distances while offering a quiet and safe braking experience on a variety of road conditions.

 

Would that actually have any significant improvement in braking on a Prius?

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Probably not to be honest about it but you probably won't be changing him the rest of the life of the car either I mean even with the wherever gold from advance Auto I think they're some kind of semi-metallic something another they'll last forever I won't be changing them again even at 600k they'll still have plenty of meat probably now the front is another story but I've got some ceramic nonsense up there too but it certainly won't last from 2:45ish to 600k I don't think.

 

Whenever I’ve done pads (and shoes once IIRC) I’ve just walked into dealership parts department and bought OEM. It’s typically somewhere around $100 CDN. And once in a blue moon.

 

Yeah on these cars you could run you know $12 Chinese pads if you know that was a thing He wouldn't even know it other than the smell of some of the cheap pads when they warm up they smell funny but most folks wouldn't notice.

 

We had an aftermarket starter installed one time: every start up there was a weird smell, for about the first year.

 

Most likely not at all. I just figured if the OP really wanted ceramic, there was an inexpensive option available. Personally, I'm all for using OEM and equivalent. I'm not much into the flashy stuff

Rarely ever is there adequate ROI for the fancy stuff....

 

A common complaint here is aftermarket brake parts not fitting, say backing plate dimensions, or pads too thick to get the caliper back on.