Stock Rotors Constantly Glazing

I have a 2014 Tacoma Off Road w/ ~25k miles on it. I am now on my 5th set of rotors due to excessive glazing. I do live in the mountains and drive 5ish miles a day down a steep winding road. That said, I've never needed to replace rotors like this (or ever...) in any of our other vehicles. I'm thinking at this point that either something is seriously wrong or the stock brakes are just not capable of handling this type of driving. At this point I'm not sure if I should be fighting w/ Toyota or just installing a BBK. Ideas?

Thanks!

 

You are driving wrong if you have gone through 5 sets of rotors in 25k miles. Plain and simple.


Use your gears and let the bitch rev.

 

Thanks for the quick reply!

Where possible I do (some of the switchbacks not even running in L will slow enough.) But again, I have WAY more miles on these same roads on my BMW 335i (don't use gearing at all), my Audi Q7 and my Audi Q5 before that and never replaced rotors once. I've heard the "drive different" bit before, but that aint working and all of the other data points lead me to believe thats not enough.

 

My experience with OEM rotors hasn't been the best. If you drive on mountain roads, as in main and highway roads, they wont last long. I should have replaced mine around 30kmiles. Replaced them around 45k with a different brand.

 

I've got 86K miles of driving on my 2012 and still on stock brakes - including the original pads. My truck weighs about 6k pounds, and has 33" load E tires. I frequently tow loaded work trailers and my 1958 camper - I don't have trailer brakes.

I once had a little brake vibe after an emergency stop involving a herd of elk on a 70 mph road. It went away with a few more days of mountain driving. Other than that, no issues here. Your experience has obviously been different.

 

Stock toyota brake pads are ceramic, question is are you bedding them in when you replace them?

 

Try some drilled and slotted rotors. That will help with the heat you're creating that's causing the glaze.

Also I noticed your mentioned cars not having the same problem. Cars center of gravity is much lower and this plays a significant part in many things.

Your truck is much higher and when you hit those brakes more energy is shifted towards the front rotors than in a car.

 

I used to go to Gatlinburg every year. You could see brand new cars going down the road with the brakes screaming all day.
If you live in the mountains you know to let off to let them cool.
Your Tacoma is a lot heavier than the BMW and only has disc brakes in the front. I would get some drilled and slotted rotors.

 

Put a set of Napa premium rotors and adaptive one brake pads in it and remember you have drums in the rear. 70% of your braking is in the front. Don't ride your brakes. Quick sharp stabs then let them cool.

 

More gear, less brake, and or this.

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