I have searched high and low but can't find a distributor of brake drums and rotors. Im not usually a forum kind of person but this problem has driven me to this. Every time I order them from a site, they get back to me saying they are on back order or out of stock. I would even take used ones if they fit and were not rusty. please reply with any leads you might have. Many thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

 

The part numbers are:

122-47003

121-47000

 

 

 

4WD rear drums are becoming dinosaurs. There’s one guy on eBay that occasionally lists a set for high dollars.

 

It’s only going to get worse.

Would the drums be usable (in spec.) if they were turned?

 

The shoes on my 76 and 78 4wd wagons were the same overall size and shape as those on my 86 GL through 93 Loyale. There were some differences in holes as the newer cars had auto adjusters. Might be worth taking a look at a pair of those if you are having trouble finding shoes for 78.

You may be right that 80’s rear drums are the same. I recall Subaru3 saying that.

If you can’t score front rotors hang in there. I’m sure there’s some out there , and I have some in storage that I’m cleaning out - slowly - unfortunately. I need a clone or two.

i screwed up one of the front rotors 3 years ago by accidentally placing a brake pad backwards in the brake caliper, made a nice groove on the disk from the nipple present on the brake pad.

took forever to find a rotor, everywhere i looked, the part is not available, finally found one on ebay 7 months later, a used one, but in better condition than my current one, $80 for just one rotor.

 

sold the 79 wagon due to the fact that it was working flawlessly and i was worried that the next part that would break would doom it for more months to come.

 

im actually currently deciding if to sell my 80 Brat or not due to the lack of parts, its my dream vehicle, but who knows how long i can keep it on the road. to reduce the wear on it, i stopped driving it daily and now i only drive it on saturdays and thats it, pretty depressing...

Would the drums be usable (in spec.) if they were turned?

 

The shoes on my 76 and 78 4wd wagons were the same overall size and shape as those on my 86 GL through 93 Loyale. There were some differences in holes as the newer cars had auto adjusters. Might be worth taking a look at a pair of those if you are having trouble finding shoes for 78.

 

i never had problems finding rear drum shoes on my EA71's, autozone and oreilly's were able to order them for you a year ago with a 1 day wait time for me, maybe because they are infact the same as EA81's?

 

now the front brake pads are somewhat getting hard to find, rock auto is the only one i know of that still has them available.

Edited May 10, 20187 yr by Subasaurus

Would the drums be usable (in spec.) if they were turned?

 

The shoes on my 76 and 78 4wd wagons were the same overall size and shape as those on my 86 GL through 93 Loyale. There were some differences in holes as the newer cars had auto adjusters. Might be worth taking a look at a pair of those if you are having trouble finding shoes for 78.

 

No they are a bit too rusty.  

 

Can anyone confirm that the EA81's are the same size? My plan is daily this car so I want to get it moving down the road soon.

I’m believing that anything 13” and 4WD is going to work. USA 1975–1989 , up to 94 Loyale.

 

No idea if the first year 13” Impreza works though.