Parts for your 2020 Mitsubishi Eclipse cross-Brake shoes

Are brake shoes used on the 2020 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross?

Short answer: no, brake shoes aren’t used on the 2020 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross. Technical documentation shows the Eclipse Cross runs four-wheel disc brakes with a caliper-operated parking brake, not a drum-style setup that would require brake shoes.

Referencing technical sources: the Mitsubishi Motors Service Manual for Eclipse Cross (GK1W/GK2W, 2018–2020, Group 36 – Brakes) details a rear solid disc with a single-piston floating caliper and a parking brake mechanism that acts on the rear caliper (cable for lever-type, motor-on-caliper where equipped with an EPB). The Mitsubishi ASA/EPC parts catalogue for the same models lists rear pads, calipers and rotors, but no parking brake shoes, shoe linings, or shoe hardware kits. The 2020 Owner’s Manual confirms disc brakes front and rear and describes the parking brake as lever-type or electric (model dependent), without any mention of drum components.

Why no brake shoes? Brake shoes are used with drum brakes or with “drum-in-hat” parking brakes inside a rear rotor. The 2020 Eclipse Cross instead uses rear disc brakes and a caliper-integrated parking brake, which is lighter, simpler, and easier to service. Discs also shed heat better than drums, delivering more consistent braking in Aussie and Kiwi conditions, whether it’s stop–start city runs or long downhill stretches.

What owners should service instead:

• Rear brake pads and rotors: inspect pad thickness and rotor condition at each service