Brake drums and rotors, questionable quality

Good Day Folks,
I have a2016 taco, and after almost 6 years of ownership I am really enjoying the truck.
I have really low mileage, 57k , Canadian miles, and I’ve had to turn the drums twice and just did the rotors as well due to slight warp age issues.
Does this not seem excessive?
I’m wondering if there has been any updates to the supply cha8n since 2016 that someone might know of or if anyone has been finding the same issues with their brakes?
Did any of you go after market on drums or rotors and did the research on quality beforehand
This truck has lived an easy life, no towing or hard miles
thanks

 

Are you using new brake pads each time you address the rotor and drum issues? I have a 2016 with 48K miles with the original pads and have not touched the rotors or drums yet.

 

Have not replaced the shoes or pads as they still have tons of life left, Toyota dealer does something to the pads and shoes so it does cause issues with the newly turned drums and rotors
When I hit 24k and the drums were out of round I thought that was pretty low mileage to see that, and the shuttering from the brakes was significant. I have had no issues until now, warmer weather and I had enough vibration from the front end that it needed to be addressed. Then it cools down and so does the vibration but I could still feel it. Nothing worse than brakes that shake your vehicle, drives me mad
Lol
I’m not really impressed with having to do this with such little mileage or wear

 

If there's a pulsation other than a small spot of rust, cutting the material is just short term repair. You thin it out and make it more likely to return.

I use on-car-lathe's which are as close to perfection with cutting, and I would never cut a rotor or drum more than once. Especially with a complaint.

 

And return much quicker than the first time it showed up.

 

When i had older toyota 4x4 compact pickups, and my 2001 tundra, i never had to touch the rear drums except free the E brake cable levers on the tundra. Rotors, and pad wear were another issue with old pickups, and got even worse on the gen1 tundra. Seemed every 25k both were toast. Switching to EBC drilled, and slotted rotors, and using the oem pads on the tundra took it to a whole new level...zero brake issues after that. I had over 90k miles on that setup with pad life still left.

 

It could have to do with the type of stopping you do and thus the type of heat applied. I have a 2017 that is really a late 2016 and to my knowledge the rotors and drums are original from the factory.

 

Drums on these toyota pickup trucks haven't changed in at least 40 years. Their still the same size.

 

Sure about that most parts books say the cut off is 2005 to current

 

You could be right. Last vehicle i replace those drums on was a 2006 tundra....pulled some drums from a 96 junkyard tacoma for the tundra that were exactly the same. When i swapped my tacoma tires last year, i thought those rear drums still looked the same.

 

@Okanagan55
Next time torque the lug nuts instead of impact.

 

My truck does the same with the shimmy feeling. Needs new brakes at 30k for the fronts and the rears seize up every time e brake is used. Been “fixed” a few times by Toyota.

 

I use the Power Stops pads and rotors available on Amazon. They are a drilled and slotted rotor and Ceramic pads. Rotors always are heavier then the stock ones. Made for towing applications, but if your a bit heavy on the pedal - these are the cure ticket for sure. You can go direct to their website and see if there is an application for your truck. Regards Scott