You may drive a Saturn, a Silverado, a Suzuki (motorcycle) or a sports car, but chances are your vehicle has disk brakes. They may sound like an afterthought and you may not even know how they work – I’m willing to wager that – but no part of your vehicle plays a larger part than they do. Several kinds of brakes are used in vehicles, mainly the drum and the disk, but disk brakes are used more frequently than others. Compared to drum brakes, disc brakes have a distinct edge because they provide more stopping ability. Also, disk brakes give you better handling when driving in wet weather, so that way your car doesn’t feel slippery in Seattle – get it? Why chance anything but the best?
