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Best rotors and pads for my situation

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by macdadmorgan, Mar 14, 2021.

  1. Mar 14, 2021 at 5:39 PM
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    macdadmorgan

    macdadmorgan [OP] Clean like ammonia, Sick like pneumonia

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    So I am at my brake wear limits and have to do rotors and pads very soon. I have a pretty heavy truck, GFC, armor, drawers, bumpers, bigger wheels and tires, and occasionally tow a small trailer. I drive pretty conservatively in my old age but wouldn’t mind something a little more aggressive in the stopping department.
    I am wondering what’s the best combo for my situation? Also I have F’D with drums like once in 25 years of working on cars/trucks. In my past experience they last forever, however never messed with them on my truck. Should I plan on replacing them at the same time? Granted I haven’t inspected them, just didn’t know if their was a general consensus in the taco world if you should replace them at the same time.

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    If you're fucking with the rear drums Toyota shoes are the best. The aftermarket ones are trash, at least that's what I found with my first gen
     
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    How long did you get on factory pads and shoes? I hate to say it but factory shoes and pads are by far the best durability. And stopping distance is simply a coefficient of your tire and road surface regardless of what pad manufacturers say. Brake fade is something else. If you have that, then ceramic is way to go but now you open a new can of challenges. If you got 50K out of stock with the pig you are driving then stick with what works.
     
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    I have no idea the 1st gen was a used ole whore when I got it. I tried aftermarket rear shoes and they kept dragging and locking up. I bought genuine Toyota shoes and had no problems
     
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    I had a service tech once tell me, oh we never look at the rear drums they never go bad! This was on a first gen with well over 100k miles, they checked them and said they were fine.
    I agree what's been mentioned about the factory parts, especially if you've gotten decent miles out of them.
     
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    I’m at 55k, so l think I should just stick with stock. Any online OEM part dealers I should look at?
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    Best bet might just be to stop at a local dealer parts department. They should have them, they did have pads for mine. For what it's worth, I just put new pads on and no issues. There was a slight edge at the OD of the rotor but the new pads don't hit there. I also changed ours at around the same miles but we don't have additional weight. Next time (probably soon) I'll replace the rotors too. I have ordered OEM parts from Amazon before, but can't recall what dealer they came from.
     

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