does the 4th gen parking brake just use the rear calipers? or is it a drum-like one?

 

are you serious?......
check your rear brakes, they are not drum brakes...

 

Well some cars use disc brakes but also have a drum e-brake like the 300zx. But yea our e-brake uses the rear caliper to disc

 

Thats probably the case with most rear disc brake cars that I know... I think lambos have a second caliper for the ebrake though

 

calipers man, if you take a look in the rar, its real simple, no hidden drums!

 

As do Ferraris.

Dave

 

ya, just that now my ebrake dont hold as well as it used to. guess i need to tighten it up a bit thansk!

 

I'm acually shocked at this one. I thought it was a noob post but I was wrong....how could you not even look at your rear wheels? Just had to ask....

 

Some model cars equipped with rear disc brakes, use drums for parking brake. The disc is also a drum, with the parking brake shoes inside the drum, or inside the rotor. The 2002 + Honda Odyssey is a perfect example. The original question was not stupid.

 

how so? All you need to do was look at the rear brakes....everyone knows that different cars have brakes and drums. My 91 Max had drums. It's common sense, all you need to do it look.