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BrakesDiscussions about the brake system in your vehicle and brake products.
This is a discussion thread titled "New brakes on the tundra", within the Brakes forum, part of the Technical & Vehicle Assistance Forums category.
I'm putting new pads and rotors on my tundra and I have a few questions. First, how hard of a job is this and is there a write up anywhere on how to do it? Also, what would be a good set up for the pads and rotors for a pre-tsb truck? I found a set of toyota pads for $35 dollars. For the rotors, I was either gonna go with stock, or Brembos, I see a few people on here have gotten them. I'm concerned about what to get because whatever was put on there last time really ate into the wheels. I want something that will be fairly clean. Thanks in advance.
I use Toyota pads with very lttle dusting. Many here have had good luck with Wagner pads.
You should check out this: How To: Early Tundra Brake Upgrade even though this show how to do the upgrade, it give you everything you need to know about replacing pads and rotors.
Mike
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“The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them” (Albert Einstein) Moderator Brake Forum
Brembo or Raybestos, both make a quality replacment rotor.
Mike
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“The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them” (Albert Einstein) Moderator Brake Forum
I've found some Brembo OEM replacements for $147.00. Is that a good deal? Are they better than stock rotors and are they fairly "clean"? A friend of mine who is a mechanic said that not only can the material from the pads eat into your wheels, the rotor material can do it to. I just don't want to have the same problem that I had with the cheap pads and rotors from Advance Auto.
I don't know if there are any better then the originals, but they are good quality.
Some material will always shed from the rotor under normal use, this is some part of the dusting you see. But this should be extremely little unless you use a very aggressive pad material. Racing formulas an heavy metallics are famous for "eating" rotors. Unfortunately unless you are familiar with the pads your using, your not going to know how hard they will be on the rotors until the rotor show wear.
Stick with the Toyota pads and you'll be safe.
Mike
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Glad to hear Raybestos is coating the hubs. A big plus.
Mike
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“The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them” (Albert Einstein) Moderator Brake Forum
Kevlar is one step above metallic. Very hard extremely rough on rotors and puts of a great deal of dust. Carbon kevlar is probably a formulation, but could still be hard on the rotors over thier life.
Mike
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“The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them” (Albert Einstein) Moderator Brake Forum
New brakes on the tundra
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