Parts for your 2007 Subaru Forester-Brake shoes

2007 Subaru Forester Brake Shoes — What They Do and When to Service Them

According to the Subaru 2007 Forester factory service manual and OEM parts catalog, this model runs four-wheel disc brakes for stopping, and a separate drum-in-hat parking brake inside the rear rotors that uses brake shoes. Technical guides such as workshop manuals and reputable parts references for the SG-series Forester confirm that these are dedicated parking-brake shoes, not service-brake linings.

On the 2007 Forester, the brake shoes live inside the “hat” of the rear brake rotors. When the handbrake is pulled, the shoes expand against the small internal drum to hold the vehicle still. They’re not used for normal braking while driving