I need new rotors and calipers on my rear end...

Nooooo idea which ones to buy. I'm ok with saving up a little to get nicer ones that would handle better in a rally environment, but if OE gear is just as good, I can just go with that, too. I just don't want to get these replaced now as I'm slowly starting to gear my truck towards going fast on gravel/dirt back roads and suddenly find out that while my new shocks are great for that or my new brush guards are some of the best kind or etc, that the OE calipers I bought are trash for high speeds or off roading and I should have just saved a LITTTTTTTLE more and got a different set. Sorry if someone asked this before. I couldn't find the exact circumstance. If you have a more helpful post already on this or have advice, I'd appreciate it ^_^.

 

How many miles do you have on your truck? I now people that have 150K plus and still havent replaced their rear brakes.

 

the first problem is there are no rotors or calipers on the rear end

fix that first, then talk about upgrades

 

That cracked me up, ha

 

Gotta be trolling... Right?

 

Tacoma's don't have rear disk brakes. Some have tried to swap the drums to a disk system but it was nothing but problems.

 

He needs rear disks you don't

 

I need new shoes and drums for the front end, suggestions?

 

OMG....

 

^^^This

 

i lold.

 

TOOOOOTally NOT trolling lol. I'm still learning from the bottom about my truck. No shit, the Rivertown Toyota dealership near Fort Benning, GA told me I needed new rear rotors and calipers. I shit you not. I even still have the paper somewhere saying I need to replace the rear rotors, leaf springs (handling it), and CALIPERS. I feel they are a money grubbing, uninformed dealership. Regardless, my rear breaks are going out. They squeak sooooo badly, and I've had them slip three times over/for around 2 months, now. RIGHT after I posted this, I went to the local auto zone and asked if I could get a price for new rear calipers. The dude had the same responses/looks at me that you all have. -_-...Never go to that dealership. So many bad things occurred. ANYHOW, (GOD LORD, this has been a struggle), change out calipers with drums/shoe and same question. Sorry for the confusion, you're welcome for any entertainment derived :/ ^_^.

 

It never occurred to you to look though your wheel and see that you have drum brakes in the rear????

Please don't do any work on your truck without adult supervision

 

Who did you talk to (service advisor) at Rivertown?

 

This is gonna be epic....

 

the best rear brake replacement are OEM toyota parts. chances are the drum is fine you might just need new shoes, piston inspection, park brake cable adjustment, reassembly


also the rear brakes are the ''same rear brakes as any internet search in setting up and adjusting rear drum brakes''...old school is the best in rear drums. the only thing unique to the tacoma is how the park brake cable assembly is routed and balanced, and even that is brake-skool 101

and drums have advantages which apply to the tacoma....vs discs....read about the advantages and disadvantages of both...


about rallying ? you mentioned it....you maybe need some more time understanding the tacoma front to back before you consider putting it in a severe high-speed offroad environment, because you WILL break stuff and will need to replace it in the woods. guaranteed. if you are asking about drum brakes now, perhaps you should learn everything else about a tacoma as well. protip: a tacoma is not nearly ready to do any true rallying unless you toss $15,000 of bits at it, not including beadlocks and tires...that is an additional 2 grand. you can go cheaper or more expensive or just buy a rig already set up.
you need shocks that can handle hits and the heat from repeated pumping, rock protection, roll cage...the list goes on.

...the stock tacoma is ready to go anywhere offroad at crawl or slow speeds but no where near able to take rally-speed hits without blowing stuff apart.

 

You just blew the OP's mind He's like... wut????

 

Clearly, the issue here is you're driving in reverse. Change the gear selector from R to D and enjoy a whole new driving experience.

 

You can't drive in reverse without the secondary reverse transmission!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_0THARUP9A&feature=kp