I recently changed out front brake pads/rotors last week. After a long highway drive today out of curiosity I decided to poke my finger through the rims and feel how hot the rotors/drums were. Both front rotors were unbearably hot to touch. Both rear drums were cold to the touch and only mildly warm near the center where the Hub bearing is. My fuel economy hasn't changed, I'm still averaging 4.9-5.1 L/100km on the MID display when driving on the highway. So I do not think the brakes are dragging. Ive never tried to touch the rotors/drums after driving before. Is it normal for the drums to be cold when rotors are unbearably hot? Is it possible my rear brakes are simply not engaging? The parking brake feels/functions normally if that means anything.
SOLVED thanks to Foama, see post #9 for solution if interested.
Last edited by mohammad; 07-22-2021 at 07:07 AM.
Reason: solved