Front Brakes for 3rd Gen

That’s the truth!

 

Are your brakes squealing? Stock pads have a squealer on them.

Also it's not hard to check yourself in your driveway with a few tools

 

No there’s no squeal at all, but it’s good to know that they’ve got a squealer. That’s why I was doubting the shop cuz I didn’t hear them at all, I mean, maybe a slightly spongey brake pedal but no difference in stopping power

 

When it came time for brakes on my tundra i went with ebc drilled and slotted rotors with the stock toyota ceramic brake pads. Worked very well together seemed to last forever. Had 80k miles on them with still plenty of brake pad life left. The stock solid rotors were junk.

 

I don't think you really NEED to change the pads yet. Did you look at them?

 

I smoked my rotors with only 30K absolute junk, now I have 38K and can’t deal with the pulsing and shaking when braking at highway speeds 60-80 MPH! Especially when people mention it while in my truck!

Dealer told me to pound sand when I felt it around 22K, I’d like to hear the groups thoughts if drilled and or slotted are the way to go. Or swap them out with smooth, and toss them every time they warp which they will....

 

I'm having this same issue! My steering wheels shakes as well when I'm braking at high speeds! It's embarrassing having a new truck that acts like an older vehicle! Did you fix this problem already? If so what did you do to fix it?

 

Imo, the stock brake system is decent on these tacoma's far better than my 2001 tundra, and i've use the truck towing loads under 2k lbs. without a controller. At 15k miles the pads look barely used. Imo for most, they should last 40-50k miles easy.

 

I just replaced my stock brakes at 146k mi.

 

That's the thing I'm already at 60k miles so I'm thinking it's about time. I use my truck for mobile detailing so I pull a trailer with a 200 gallon tank of water every Saturday.

 

I just put a second brake spring on the front caliper, no more rattling!
You might consider this add.

 

I'm at about 47 k and hearing a slight rumble/grind braking in the parking lot forward and back. I did go thru a lot of mud last week.

 

The brakes in the Tacoma are basically identical to a 2001 Tundra.

Given the same type of pads, pad wear will be heavily dependent on vehicle loading and driving style. I typically get about 25,000 miles out of a set of pads on my IS350 and roughly 50,000 on the rotors. I probably get 2-3x that in the wife’s RX350. Different pads, but also different types of driving.

Jeff

 

Powerstop Z36 Truck Pads would get my vote.

 

I drove a lot of downhills in the mountains, that would wear them faster right? but 47k?

 

I guess for piece of mind, changing out at 40K~ isn't as stupid as some are suggesting. As repairs go, the cost is pretty minimal and since the front brakes do the heavy lifting with drums on the rear I can see this as a preventative measure. Speaking of rear drums, those will probably need replacing earlier.

 

went oem at 53000. could have gone a little further but i like to take advantage of when i do have the time to do it and its not over 110 degress; so there is that.
if its close i just get it done at my convenience. i do tow and im in sandy and dusty conditions quite a bit so get some grinding from time to time from rocks and such. resurfaced rotors as well.
so different strokes. nice to hear the distrust regarding dealerships. its well earned in most cases.

 

PFC Brakes

 

Not my gen1 01 tundra brakes. I had the smaller size pads that year before Toyota sent the later 2001's out with similar ones as the tacoma. The rear drums, and shoes were the same. You couldn't get 20k out of the pads on that 01 tundra before they'd warp the rotors. They had a couple upgrades, one being doing the Land Cruiser brake installation for over $2k, or switch to an EBC drilled, and slotted rotor kit using the oem calipers, and pads. I did the later for about $350. It worked out great. No more warping rotors, and great pad life. I had over 75k miles and the pads were still decent.

 

Right, I did forget that the Tundra's brakes grew later that year.

Jeff