Hey, all. I went to a Chevrolet dealership a couple of nights ago to look at the new trucks and such. I noticed on the Silverado 1500s that it has rear drum brakes. All 1500s, V6,V8, RC,EC, etc. Did they switch to drums in 04/05? I missed the change date, does anybody know why they switched back to drums?
Philip S.

 

Odd, I had no idea they were going back to drums..

 

because they found that the drums stop just as well as the disc and the cost to produce/install is cheaper. they can pass that savings on to the customer. that is what i read anyway.

 

I guess the shoes are fairly large then. What year did they swap?
Philip S.

 

05 they made the switch my 04 has disc.

 

i concur, it was 05

 

Oh, and for the part on "So they can pass the savings to the customer" we all know that's Wow, I saved $200 on a $26,000 truck! Woohoo!
Philip S.

 

2005, Thanks for the info guys!
Philip S.

 

Yea, I think it's on the window sticker and it says something about drum brake discount -$0.20 lol Yea, The 05's are a ton cheaper, Yea right.

LK

 

So, I assume the drums aren't ABS. I guess the rears lock up and the front disks have ABS. Right?
Philip S.