I thought I would post this to help other users. 2007 Tundra. 162,000 KM. I live in a mountainous area with 4 months of winter. I tow a 5000lb boat about 1 hour a weekend in the summer. In general the truck lives a pretty easy life.
80,000 km: Stock rotors and pads were fried. Front were very warped and had been for quite a while, rear had huge corrosion on the surfaces and were worn with a big lip. Pads had about 10% left. Put on powerlsot rotors front (non-cyro), Napa premium rotor rear and hawk LTS pads.
138,000 km: Powerslot rotor warped and the surface is very grooved. As per powerslot reccomendations put on semi-metalic pads to scrub the rotors flat again. Hawk pads had 50% left. Note: the semi-metalic pads did help to scrub the rotors a bit but was only a stopgap measure.
162,000 km: Powerlsot rotors are still very warped and need replacing. Rear Napa rotors are mildly grooved but in excellent shape, flat with no corrosion. Hawk rear pads were at 1% (whew). Replaced the rear pads with Raybestos Ceramic/semi-metalic Hybrid pads.
My conclusions. The Powerslot rotors only lasted about the same as the stock ones. I was a bit disappointed. The Napa premium rear rotors are excellent. The Hawk LTS pads were good but did not give as much stopping power as the stock pads. In the spring I will likely put Napa Premium rotors and raybestos pads on the front. I am not convinced the premium rotors added to the braking power or longevity to justify the extra cost.
182,500 km: Put Raybestos rotors on the front with their Ceramic hybrid pads. Powerslot rotors are warped but not actually worn much. I will likely get them turned and put them back on in the future when I need front rotors again. With the Raybestos rotors and pads the braking is a bit better than stock and better than the Hawk pads. Maybe only 5% better than the Hawk but noticeable.
221,800 km: The Raybestos rotors and pads have been excellent. Braking power is excellent and very low dust. I inspected a couple of days ago (new rims) and found them to be about 85% F&R left with even wear. Rotors are smooth and flat. That surprised me as I was expecting 50% wear. Now here is the thing: I had these brakes on FIRE last summer. Long downhill with a 7500lb trailer with failed electric brakes. When I got to the bottom all 4 brakes were on fire, smoke pouring out and sounded like bacon sizzling in a pan. Went for a drive to cool them down and they were fine afterwards. That was about 10 months ago. Tough brakes and my new favorite for pads, cheap, stop well, tough, and seem to wear better than expected. Only brake upgrade required now is some braided lines. The brakes get soft after awhile and I am convinced it is the additional flex/bulge in the rubber lines as they get worn. I would recommend the Raybesto rotors and pads as the best combination so far, also the cheapest.
Hope this helps someone. Cam.
80,000 km: Stock rotors and pads were fried. Front were very warped and had been for quite a while, rear had huge corrosion on the surfaces and were worn with a big lip. Pads had about 10% left. Put on powerlsot rotors front (non-cyro), Napa premium rotor rear and hawk LTS pads.
138,000 km: Powerslot rotor warped and the surface is very grooved. As per powerslot reccomendations put on semi-metalic pads to scrub the rotors flat again. Hawk pads had 50% left. Note: the semi-metalic pads did help to scrub the rotors a bit but was only a stopgap measure.
162,000 km: Powerlsot rotors are still very warped and need replacing. Rear Napa rotors are mildly grooved but in excellent shape, flat with no corrosion. Hawk rear pads were at 1% (whew). Replaced the rear pads with Raybestos Ceramic/semi-metalic Hybrid pads.
My conclusions. The Powerslot rotors only lasted about the same as the stock ones. I was a bit disappointed. The Napa premium rear rotors are excellent. The Hawk LTS pads were good but did not give as much stopping power as the stock pads. In the spring I will likely put Napa Premium rotors and raybestos pads on the front. I am not convinced the premium rotors added to the braking power or longevity to justify the extra cost.
182,500 km: Put Raybestos rotors on the front with their Ceramic hybrid pads. Powerslot rotors are warped but not actually worn much. I will likely get them turned and put them back on in the future when I need front rotors again. With the Raybestos rotors and pads the braking is a bit better than stock and better than the Hawk pads. Maybe only 5% better than the Hawk but noticeable.
221,800 km: The Raybestos rotors and pads have been excellent. Braking power is excellent and very low dust. I inspected a couple of days ago (new rims) and found them to be about 85% F&R left with even wear. Rotors are smooth and flat. That surprised me as I was expecting 50% wear. Now here is the thing: I had these brakes on FIRE last summer. Long downhill with a 7500lb trailer with failed electric brakes. When I got to the bottom all 4 brakes were on fire, smoke pouring out and sounded like bacon sizzling in a pan. Went for a drive to cool them down and they were fine afterwards. That was about 10 months ago. Tough brakes and my new favorite for pads, cheap, stop well, tough, and seem to wear better than expected. Only brake upgrade required now is some braided lines. The brakes get soft after awhile and I am convinced it is the additional flex/bulge in the rubber lines as they get worn. I would recommend the Raybesto rotors and pads as the best combination so far, also the cheapest.
Hope this helps someone. Cam.