Hyundai Santa Fe Brake Shoes

Not automatically. The Santa Fe sold in South Africa as SM, CM, DM and TM, and five- and seven-seat derivatives differ well beyond the third-row seat itself — floor pan, trim, glass and rear HVAC parts all follow the seating configuration. Send us the generation code off your VIN plate and we will confirm it either way before anything is dispatched.

The VIN is the single most useful thing — a photo of the plate is fine. Failing that, the generation code and the engine code off the block. The Santa Fe ran as SM, CM, DM and TM, so the generation is what narrows the search.

Only if it has rear drums, and within the Hyundai range that follows the derivative rather than the model — plenty of cars in the range run rear discs on higher specifications and drums lower down. Worth confirming before you order, because shoes and pads are not interchangeable in any sense.

A squeal from the rear under light braking, a handbrake that needs progressively more clicks, and longer stopping distances in the wet. Once the friction material reaches the rivets you get a metallic scrape — and by then the drum is usually scored and joining the bill.

Typically 60,000 to 100,000 km, roughly double front pad life because the rears simply do less work. Potholes, a permanently loaded boot and a seized auto-adjuster all cut into that. If the handbrake has started slipping, inspect well before the 80,000 km mark rather than waiting for the noise.

Most aftermarket sets include the return springs, hold-down pins and the adjuster. Fit all of it. Reusing tired springs or a rusted auto-adjuster is exactly what makes a drum adjuster failure come straight back, and you will have paid the labour twice for one job.

We source Ferodo, ATE, Motopart and Optima sets nationally through our SA supplier network. Sets for the current high-volume models are usually on the shelf; older Getz and i10 sets generally need ordering in. Send your VIN for a same-day quote.