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Originally Posted by Jetes03tundra
well after cleaning my rear brakes....i still had the vibration/pulsation. So i went to my Midas dealer, and the guy said my brakes were out of round, so he fixed them for 71 bucks and adjusted my brakes in the rear also. However it did help just abit, but he did say after test driving it again, that my front rotors were warped but i had plenty of metal on there to cut them down some and for 95 bucks he would fix it. My question is IF i ever plan to install 33" tires, will this not be a good idea with less metal on the rotor? Is it worth getting new rotors and pads for what i see is about 220 bucks off performance peddler and wheelers off road?
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I don't trust your Midas shop. It is very easy to isolate the front and rear brakes on our trucks to determine which one(s) is/are the cause. Cutting the drums for a Tundra is problematic for any shop according to members of this board whom I trust. A few people who have reported having their drums cut had to replace them because they ended up being ruined. As for the front brakes, $95 seems a little steep but I haven't shopped for this lately. Is this for on the car rotor cutting or off? It should only be done on the car. If your rotors are actually out of round, I would get them cut if there is enough thickness remaining to keep them in spec. If you put on 33's in the future, this will make your brakes work harder which could cause them to wear out faster. This depends more on how you drive your truck than just the size of the tire. I would deal with the brakes when you get the 33's.
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Originally Posted by Jetes03tundra
Last, I know theres a TSB out for newer/bigger drums on my 03. But my dealer still says im full of sh*t and im looking on the internet too much  . What can i do about that? |
Your dealer is clueless. In addition to the TSB that is available on this site to TS subscribers, other mail order web sites like Frozenrotors.com has listed an "upgraded" drum for our trucks for a while. Toyota dealerships are capable of pulling up TSB's. Have the service writer pull up TSB BR003-02 Revised dated Sep 16, 2002. This covers the rear drum and gives the redesigned drum part number.
Just in case the dealership can't find the TSB, here's what you're looking for.
Old drum part #: 42431-35210
Redesigned drum part #: 42431-34021
Good luck.
Paul