Parking Brake Shoes same as Cressida ?

[Davismj711]

Well after 130,000 miles it is time to do the rear parking brake shoes. I have done the usual look at all other suppliers other than OEM and found nothing.

Has anyone tried or has anyone used the Cressida rear parking brake shoes ? When viewing Champion Toyotas parts online, the Supra and Cressida shoes are listed together on the list. I am unable to verify that they are in fact the same.

The reason I ask is that the Cressida shoes are easy to get from NAPA, Advance, Autozone etc, and much less expensive. The same can not be said for the Supra, as it appears they are OEM only.

 

[Poodles]

Wouldn't be hard to get em and see if they are the same... can always return em

 

[Jeff Lange]

Part numbers are not the same, so I have a feeling they are different.

 

[Davismj711]

Agree on buying and trying... Jeff how were you able to get the part numbers for the Cressida ? Champion showed both ( Supra and Cressida ) but neither had the part #'s..

 

[theKnifeArtist]

He's Jeff Lange. He just can.

So what prices did you find for these shoes, Davis?

 

[plaaya69]

I paid $130 for all 4 of mine at my dealer for my 87 Supra and Champion Toyota is less than that when I was looking around for parking shoes. I also tried tons of autopart stores and they do not carry them.

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

Ill check at work tomorrow.

 

[Poodles]

I'm over 160K miles and my brake shoes are fine...

They're THIN when they're brand new, and they shouldn't be taking much wear unless you're being stupid with it...

 

[Davismj711]

Poodles, Advance sells a set for $100.00 NAPA has a set for $39.00. OF course these are all for the Cressida. Reason for the post.
Even with my jobber discount at NAPA the price surprised me to say the least. But, if Jeff knows I would tend to agree with you.

I did look at rotors also, reasoning that they would at least have to have the same hub diameter for shoes to cross over. Unfortunately they are different numbers, but that doesn't mean the hubs have to be different. It could be hub diameter is the same but the rotor circumference or rotor thickness may be different.

I just feel like spending over $100.00 for the OEM shoes is high to say the least. I do realize we will always pay more due to our lower production numbers and current demand. It just bugs me .....

 

[Davismj711]

As far as the miles Poodles I hear you. Keep in mind however that I was not the original owner, so my 130,000 means little as I have no idea if * Someone * got stupid with it.
I am glad that it only took me about 44 years of wrenching and healing to realize that stupid hurts.

 

[Jeff Lange]

Agree on buying and trying... Jeff how were you able to get the part numbers for the Cressida ? Champion showed both ( Supra and Cressida ) but neither had the part #'s..

I have catalogs. I work at a Toyota dealer here in Canada, I also have copies of all the global catalogs from around 1980 until 2004.

I can check information sources tomorrow to see if I can find some sort of diameter specification for the Cressida and Supra.

That being said, parking brake shoes are NOT wear items, and as such are generally not replaced for the life of the vehicle. It is one of the reasons they are harder to find. If your shoes are worn out, I would check to find out what else is wrong that caused them to wear out. If you know it was just you pulling on the parking brake while driving, well, then just throw a new set on, but if not, there's probably something binding or misadjusted.

There is almost no friction material on the parking brake shoes when they are new. They are not meant to wear out.

Jeff

 

[GeneStarWindGSW]

I have a cressida and i can tell you now. the shoes don't fit and are not the same.

 

[Davismj711]

Gene thanks for the reply. Jeff thanks for looking into this. As I was not the original owner I can not say what was done to make the shoes go down to near metal, I realize the material is not thick. I only use it when parked, not to drift, or slide ^^

 

[Poodles]

Here's the page out of the TSRM, might want to check them...

 

[Asterix]

One of my shoes lost it's lining around 220k, so I replaced all four. That's more likely than rubbing off the linings under normal use. After 20 years of temperature cycling, the bond let go. At some point it'll be cheaper to reline the shoes than buy new ones...

Asterix