Parts for your 2008 Honda Elysion-Brake shoes

2008 Honda Elysion brake-shoes: what they do and when to replace them

Based on Honda’s technical literature for the Elysion (RR1–RR5) and Honda’s electronic parts catalogue diagrams for 2004–2012 models, the 2008 Honda Elysion runs rear disc brakes for normal stopping, but also has a “drum-in-hat” parking brake inside each rear disc. That inner drum uses brake-shoes. So yes—brake-shoes are relevant on this model, specifically for the handbrake/parking brake system.

Those parking brake-shoes are there to hold the van steady when parked, on the flat or on a hill. They aren’t meant for high-speed stopping like the pads and discs