Brake vibration and jerkyness....

chase_5 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-30-2006, 03:20 PM

When slowing down and almost coming to a stop my brakes start to vibrate insanely. It was very uncomfortable feeling and it rattles the whole truck. A autobody shop told me its probably because of the 2.5" lift and the bigger tires i have on my tundra (285/75/16) that is wearing down my brake rotors. is this correct? if so what should i replace my brakes with? I was planning on getting bigger tires in the future so should i look into higher performance brakes so they wont wear down later? any help is greatly apperciated.

tlpru · #2 (**permalink**) 03-31-2006, 02:04 PM

how many miles on rotors?....have they been turned?
your problem is probaly warped rotors....

get new front rotors...oem or good quality..
get performance pads....hawk, axxis..

heres a good thread going tundra brakes drilled or slotted, ceramic pads or regular?

chase_5 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-31-2006, 05:42 PM

15000 miles on the rotors.....

tlpru · #4 (**permalink**) 04-05-2006, 08:52 AM

how many miles on...what vehicle?

15,000 on rotors?......aftermarket> or vehicle>...if only 15k,,,,dealer warrenty!...
did you buy the rotors?

cupidstoy · #5 (**permalink**) 05-01-2006, 10:05 PM

before you do anything else, read this:

http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp...rakedisk.shtml

then read this and work through the processes to make sure your back brakes are adjusted correctly:

http://www.proactivate.com/tundra/brakes.html

with larger tires, you definitley need all four brakes working together.

you signature doesn't tell what vehicle you have, but some are affected by a TSB for brake part replacement. do a search for that to see if you're affected.

if you're still having problems, let us know. ;-)