1st gen Tundra - high performance replacement pads and rotors?
With my truck pushing close to the 6,000 lb mark after all my mods and 35" tires, I'm looking to upgrade the pads and rotors. The wife scared herself while driving it the other day. She didn't think she was going to stop in time! Currently I'm running cross drilled and slotted rotors from Wheelers Off Road along with some of their mid-grade pads. However, I feel that the braking can be improved further without going to a "big brake" kit. At the moment, my first choice is EBC Brakes. I'm looking at either their Red Stuff or Yellow Stuff pads in combination with either their USR slotted rotors or the 3GD slotted sport rotors. Does anyone here have experience with these products? Should I be looking at another brand?
Since my Tundra is no longer my daily driver, I'm less concerned about longevity and more concerned with improved braking. Since I also tow a 5,600 lb 26' travel trailer (with electric brakes), I want the truck brakes to work their very best for the safety of my family and those that share the road with me.
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My daily driver - 2008 Vios 'S' sedan. Tinted windows in the rear, TRD anti-sway bar for the rear, 17" rims - Samurai SC02 Hyper Black. TRD lowering springs. Megan Racing header.
My favorite ride - a 2001 SR5 4x4. With - RCD 6" lift, JBA Titanium coated headers, JBA y-pipe, Unichip PnP, ARB rd-129 air locker (rear), Camburg UCA's, custom front Sway-A-Way coilovers, custom Sway-A-Way's with remote reservoirs and billet mounts for the hind-quarters, PolyPerformance limit straps with adjustable clevis's, Stubbs Welding rock sliders and custom front skid plate, 315/75/16 Toyo Open Country M/T's, on all 4 corners wrapped around 16x8 MB Motoring Blitz rims, cryo'd 4.88's set up by Inchworm Gear, Trenz billet grill upper, T-Rex billet grill lower, on board VI-AIR aircompressor and 3 gallon air tank, AutoMeter A-pillar pod with trans temp gauge (sending unit in the tranny pan), Long Tru-Cool LPD tranny cooler, 10" Flex-a-Lite tranny cooler fan w/thermostat, TRD billet oil filler cap, TRD air filter, TRD dual exhaust, and TRD add-a-leaf rear springs. Superlift TruSpeed Speedo Recalibrator. Warn Trans4mer system with a 9.5ti winch running Amsteel Blue winch line. Budbuilt traction bar. Staun tyre deflators. Spitz Lift portable crane. Marlin Crawler 1.5" wheel spacers. Our home away from home, 2004 Outback 26RS travel trailer with 15" MB Motoring Blitz rims to match the Tundra.
Re: 1st gen Tundra - high performance replacement pads and rotors?
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Originally Posted by Herbicidal
With my truck pushing close to the 6,000 lb mark after all my mods and 35" tires, I'm looking to upgrade the pads and rotors. The wife scared herself while driving it the other day. She didn't think she was going to stop in time! Currently I'm running cross drilled and slotted rotors from Wheelers Off Road along with some of their mid-grade pads. However, I feel that the braking can be improved further without going to a "big brake" kit. At the moment, my first choice is EBC Brakes. I'm looking at either their Red Stuff or Yellow Stuff pads in combination with either their USR slotted rotors or the 3GD slotted sport rotors. Does anyone here have experience with these products? Should I be looking at another brand?
Since my Tundra is no longer my daily driver, I'm less concerned about longevity and more concerned with improved braking. Since I also tow a 5,600 lb 26' travel trailer (with electric brakes), I want the truck brakes to work their very best for the safety of my family and those that share the road with me.
Herb,
I've had some experience with EBC reds for a different vehicle and was not impressed with them. Switched over to axxis ultimates and it was night and day.
For the Tundra I've been thinking of going with Hawk LT or HPS pads. I'll do so one of these days when i get around to updating to the 03+ calipers.
Re: 1st gen Tundra - high performance replacement pads and rotors?
Thanks Dennis, I'll take a look at those too. Anyone else willing to toss in their .02?
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My daily driver - 2008 Vios 'S' sedan. Tinted windows in the rear, TRD anti-sway bar for the rear, 17" rims - Samurai SC02 Hyper Black. TRD lowering springs. Megan Racing header.
My favorite ride - a 2001 SR5 4x4. With - RCD 6" lift, JBA Titanium coated headers, JBA y-pipe, Unichip PnP, ARB rd-129 air locker (rear), Camburg UCA's, custom front Sway-A-Way coilovers, custom Sway-A-Way's with remote reservoirs and billet mounts for the hind-quarters, PolyPerformance limit straps with adjustable clevis's, Stubbs Welding rock sliders and custom front skid plate, 315/75/16 Toyo Open Country M/T's, on all 4 corners wrapped around 16x8 MB Motoring Blitz rims, cryo'd 4.88's set up by Inchworm Gear, Trenz billet grill upper, T-Rex billet grill lower, on board VI-AIR aircompressor and 3 gallon air tank, AutoMeter A-pillar pod with trans temp gauge (sending unit in the tranny pan), Long Tru-Cool LPD tranny cooler, 10" Flex-a-Lite tranny cooler fan w/thermostat, TRD billet oil filler cap, TRD air filter, TRD dual exhaust, and TRD add-a-leaf rear springs. Superlift TruSpeed Speedo Recalibrator. Warn Trans4mer system with a 9.5ti winch running Amsteel Blue winch line. Budbuilt traction bar. Staun tyre deflators. Spitz Lift portable crane. Marlin Crawler 1.5" wheel spacers. Our home away from home, 2004 Outback 26RS travel trailer with 15" MB Motoring Blitz rims to match the Tundra.
Re: 1st gen Tundra - high performance replacement pads and rotors?
When I switched to Hawk LTS last month I was amazed at the stopping power compared to the EBC Greenstuff I used previously. I think EBC prides themselves on the lack of brake dust, but if your vehicle doesn't stop as well as it could it sucks!!!
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2001 Tundra TRD Access Cab 4x4, SAW/Camburg coilovers, TC diff drop kit, Wheeler's Offroad AAL and Bilstein 5100's, LT265/75R16 BFG AT KO on Wheeler's black alloys, True Flow intake tube and filter with a modded air box, JBA titanium coated headers, Magnaflow 11226 muffler with stainless steel pipes and resonator removed, Skidrow front skidplate with custom made aluminum side shields, extended rear diff breather hose, Hawk LTS brake pads, Wheelers stainless brake hose kit, Helweig swaybar, Downey Offroad front swaybar link kit and cv joint boots,TRD "posi" 3rd member, debadged, backseat-power outlet-map lamp-taillight mod, Optima red top, TRD mirror covers painted flat black, Viair 300P air compressor, blacked out mouldings, bumpers and grille emblem
Re: 1st gen Tundra - high performance replacement pads and rotors?
I got some cryo'd Power-Slot (just the slotted ones for more bite) rotors with the Carbon Kevlar pads from the wheelers site. Step down on the brakes hard enough... you and everything else not strapped down will feel like its going to get thrown through the front windshield. And things do fly around .... get dis-organized/lost more than I like this way. The truck stops better now than it did with stock tires and stock rotors/ceramic pads.
Tires now are the 33x12.5 BFG mudders and 38 lb's a piece steel wheels. Best overall setup now without upgrading to the big brake package(s) out there.
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03' Access Cab Toyota Tundra V-8 4.7L, 4x4
305/70/16 BFG Muds on 4" B/S Wheelers' Offroad Steel Rims
Donahoe Racing Coilovers (cranked 2.5")
Total Chaos Upper Control Arms and Rack Bushings.
ORS upper mount shock hoop kit / FOX Racing 2.0" Reservoir 11" travel shocks w/ Deaver G57 10 pack rear springs
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1st gen Tundra - high performance replacement pads and rotors?
Currently I'm running cross drilled and slotted rotors from Wheelers Off Road along with some of their mid-grade pads. However, I feel that the braking can be improved further without going to a "big brake" kit. At the moment, my first choice is 
.... get dis-organized/lost more than I like this way. The truck stops better now than it did with stock tires and stock rotors/ceramic pads.
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