The Difference Between Front Brake Pad Replacement and Rear Brake Pad Replacement

With some cars, the front and rear brakes are the same disc style. However, older cars may still be equipped with drum brakes on the rear wheels. This is because the front brakes are actually more important and create most of the stopping power a car needs. The drum brakes in the rear are more expensive to install and work on compared to disc brakes and work well for the lighter use they're subjected to. In either case or if all four brakes are to be changed at once, the car will go up on the shop's lift to have the wheels removed, then the brakes can be accessed to either be inspected or changed as appropriate.