Upgrade your early Tundra Brakes In 1 hour

[Tundrav8yamaha]

Originally Posted by fuzion

Quick question:
I purchased new crossed drilled brembo rotors for an 01 sequoia and installed them about a month ago. But now I came upon this thread. Can I use the same rotors for the new larger calipers or does it require BOTH larger calipers and larger rotors.

thanks

You can use the same Rotor's it's the calipers and the brake pad's that changed..

[jonala]

What a great thread! I have found that Auto Parts Warehouse has remanufactured calipers for $93 + $12 core charge. This is the best price I can find. Has anyone found anyplace cheaper. The calipers are remanufactured by A1 Cardone.

[MEvang]

Cardone makes a good product.
Mike

[jonala]

I did the change over 2 weeks ago. Performance improvement is great. I have been putting up with the crappy stock brakes for so long I have forgotten how good brakes should feel like. Buying all the parts from a internet supplier it cost me just over $425.00.

Thanks Mike for posting the info on this easy change over.

[mjishere]

$12.00 core charge? Not at the same RockAuto.com I found.... Auto Parts Fast at RockAuto ..more like $97.79 plus a $75.00 core charge. Why the major discrepancy?

[deepcave2]

Has anyone purchased or found a rear drum break deleate kit. I would love to take of those silly drum breakes and have disbreaks all the way around.

Thanks guys and all.

[MEvang]

You must ask yourself if the cost and aggravation of switching to rear disc brakes is really worth it. You won't gain any performance on an unloaded vehicle and the only benefit I can see is the fact that there is less maintenance.
After-market kits from what I have heard seem to be poorly design. They tend to not match up well with the rest of the brake system leaving you with a poor brake pedal feel.
If you are serious about this the only way it should be attempted is by swapping in a Sequoia rear diff and possible other parts that would match up that vehicle brake system.
I friend of mine call me just yesterday about a '57 Chevy that had been converted to four wheel disc. The components all came from a major after-market brake supplier but they didn't work, the pedal had very poor feel. There was odiously a big mismatch of bore sizes. This is the problem with after-market brake kits, they are sometimes too big, or poorly matched to the vehicle and can be very unsafe. Stick to what is proven and tested my the manufacture and you can't go wrong.
It's one thing to have after-market engine components that don't match properly, it's another to have brake components that don't match, it's can be just plain dangerous.
Mike

[Cyberbilly]

Originally Posted by MEvang

If you feel you need rear disc I suggest converting the Sequoia rear disc to the Tundra. This is a system closely engineered for this size vehicle and can use all factory service parts. Other then this your own engineer.
Mike

I take it you have to replace the whole rear axle to do this.

[MEvang]

I have not researched what parts are involved in this so I don't know for sure, I may depend on whether the caliper mounting points are welded or bolted in place. Of course if they are welded then the axle housing will need to be changed.
Mike

[phils04wrx]

Originally Posted by jonala

What a great thread! I have found that Auto Parts Warehouse has remanufactured calipers for $93 + $12 core charge. This is the best price I can find. Has anyone found anyplace cheaper. The calipers are remanufactured by A1 Cardone.

first of all- brand new to the site and it has already paid off with this thread as i have been researcching for a repair for my wife's shuddering brakes on her tundra.....

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i JUST CHECKED THEIR WEBSITE AND IT LISTS THE CORE charge of $96.15, not $12.00. Thats awesome of you were able to get them to charge you only $12.00 for a core! it does indeed list the remanufactured caliper at $93.45............. why is the old used core worth more than the remanufactured part?????

also, it shows both a single metal piston replacement as well as a four phenolic piston replacement.......... are these just the wrong pictures? also, was there a move to phenolic ppiston vs metal to help with the heat issue?

Thanks for the help!

[sadld]

I've seen this parts list posted but haven't seen that it's actually all of the correct parts. Can anyone help review my parts list before I order to make sure that I am purchasing the correct parts and that I'm not missing anything. Not going to replace the brake lines if I don't have to.

Rockauto.com
Raybestos Calipers semi-loaded #FRC11549 & FRC11550
Brembo Rotors #435120C011
Toyota
Bolts (4) #9008010298
Pads #0446535290
Shim Kit #049453080

Thanks

[jgw]

Greetings,

I purchased my 2002 Tundra SR5 V8( 118000 miles) from my Son-In-Law several months ago and have just finished replacing the timing belt, front and rear shocks with Bilstein 6025 and 6024, and new NGK plugs(old ones were Denso and had never been replaced-you could drive a truck through their gap). It runs great! I've inspected and cleaned the front and rear brakes, but I still have the shudder when applying the brakes from over 45 mph. I've isolated the problem to the front brakes(imagine that) and have been reading the various posts concerning replacement parts and DIY, but i've got to admit there is a lot of info. So I was wondering, could somebody point me to what are considered good and reasonably priced front brake parts? I also signed up for the Knowledge base and TSB area and just waiting for it to all come back on-line.
Thanks

[2000LtdKen]

Originally Posted by jgw

Greetings,

I purchased my 2002 Tundra SR5 V8( 11800 miles) from my Son-In-Law several months ago and have just finished replacing the timing belt, front and rear shocks with Bilstein 6025 and 6024, and new NGK plugs(old ones were Denso and had never been replaced-you could drive a truck through their gap). It runs great! I've inspected and cleaned the front and rear brakes, but I still have the shudder when applying the brakes from over 45 mph. I've isolated the problem to the front brakes(imagine that) and have been reading the various posts concerning replacement parts and DIY, but i've got to admit there is a lot of info. So I was wondering, could somebody point me to what are considered good and reasonably priced front brake parts? I also signed up for the Knowledge base and TSB area and just waiting for it to all come back on-line.
Thanks

JGW,

Really easy. Auto Parts Fast at RockAuto. Look for Raybestos rotors ,remanufactured calipers and pads. Their PG plus line is the best and very reasonable cost. My truck never stopped better.

Ken

[jgw]

Okay, but when I look for the upgraded parts(rotor, caliper, pads, etc), do I look under a 2003/4/5 Tundra?

Jim

[phils04wrx]

Some Pics Comparing The Two For Quick And Easy Identification