# Drum brakes on 02 gem **URL:** \ **Category:** GEM Forum\ **Created:** [November 13, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brakes-on-02-gem/29904 "2025-11-13T20:51:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bigeric619](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@Bigeric619](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Bigeric619)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brakes-on-02-gem/29904/1 "2025-11-13T20:51:07Z")
Anyone know what size the brakes are , or were to get compatible parts ---
**Author:** ![Cformony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@Cformony](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Cformony)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brakes-on-02-gem/29904/2 "2025-11-13T21:30:52Z")
N.e.v. Chandler, Az. 480/753/0684 ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_Tr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/paul_tr/32/17432_2.png) [@Paul\_Tr](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Paul_Tr)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brakes-on-02-gem/29904/3 "2025-11-16T15:15:39Z")
Beware, I bought a set of new front brake shoes from NEV back in 2016 for my 2002 GEM e4. They were slightly oversize and would not fit. No way, no how. Poor quality control. There was no way to use them other than put them in a lathe and turn down the shoe o.d. I didn’t bother, because I was able to change out both wheel cylinders, then scuff up the existing shoes and reuse them. ---
**Author:** ![Cformony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@Cformony](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Cformony)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brakes-on-02-gem/29904/4 "2025-11-17T04:33:39Z")
That was ten years ago anyone can make a mistake. Why didn’t you just send them back for the correct ones? ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_Tr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/paul_tr/32/17432_2.png) [@Paul\_Tr](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Paul_Tr)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 4:06am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brakes-on-02-gem/29904/5 "2025-11-18T04:06:04Z")
I didn’t actually try to use them until they had sat on my shelf for a year, so too late to return them. They were marked correctly for my vehicle, they just had too much shoe thickness. ---
**Author:** ![AssyRequired](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/assyrequired/32/7621_2.png) [@AssyRequired](https://community.electricforum.com/u/AssyRequired)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brakes-on-02-gem/29904/6 "2025-11-18T15:41:16Z")
@Paul_Tr - Do you still have these oversized shoes? If Yes, what would you take for them? I might buy them from you just to see what the error might be and what it would take to get them to fit something. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_Tr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/paul_tr/32/17432_2.png) [@Paul\_Tr](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Paul_Tr)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brakes-on-02-gem/29904/7 "2025-11-20T02:03:15Z")
Sorry, I sold my ‘02 GEM locally in June and gave the brake shoes and other miscellaneous parts to the new buyer. I bought a new 2025 GEM e4 to replace my old GEM. I love it so far. I got the optional doors, sunroof, mag wheels, lithium batteries, trunk, and bumpers. I designed a propane heater for the new GEM. I will share pictures of my installation soon (in a new thread.) ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_Tr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/paul_tr/32/17432_2.png) [@Paul\_Tr](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Paul_Tr)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 7:56pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brakes-on-02-gem/29904/8 "2025-11-25T19:56:18Z")
Can somebody tell me how to post a new topic in the GEM forum? I spent the last 30 minutes looking for a way to post a new topic, and haven’t found it yet. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![AssyRequired](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/assyrequired/32/7621_2.png) [@AssyRequired](https://community.electricforum.com/u/AssyRequired)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brakes-on-02-gem/29904/9 "2025-11-25T20:08:03Z")
This falls under - do you simply want a fish? - or do you want to learn HOW to fish? **How to fish:** In the upper right of this page window you will see a magnifying glass. Use that to look for something you are missing. Enter the keywords such as - New topic Create new topic (or a combination of keywords of the like) This usually brings up a few suggestions to your query if it has come up in other conversations before. **Here is a fish-\>** Tap the “c” key on your keyboard and see what happens. (it is keyboard shortcut for “create new”) ---
**Author:** ![JarJarJava](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/jarjarjava/32/15158_2.png) [@JarJarJava](https://community.electricforum.com/u/JarJarJava)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 6:29am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brakes-on-02-gem/29904/10 "2025-11-26T06:29:55Z")
> [@AssyRequired](#): > > Here is a fish And here is another Phish -》 [![](https://www.rollingstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/trey-anasastio-last-word.jpg) ](https://www.rollingstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/trey-anasastio-last-word.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![dougl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@dougl](https://community.electricforum.com/u/dougl)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brakes-on-02-gem/29904/11 "2025-11-26T16:15:03Z")
Ya beat me to it but I was thinking of this Fish: ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/3X/9/d/9da22599cba7bda72e39e99281ab2c523bd717b1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![dougl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@dougl](https://community.electricforum.com/u/dougl)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brakes-on-02-gem/29904/12 "2025-11-26T17:53:10Z")
if only there was a way to figure out how stuff works. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/electricforum/original/3X/1/0/10f1c5f42881571568ac42ff13f520352651f650.png) ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_Tr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/paul_tr/32/17432_2.png) [@Paul\_Tr](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Paul_Tr)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/drum-brakes-on-02-gem/29904/13 "2025-11-27T19:23:19Z")
Thank you!! I appreciate it.