Tundra brake mod and 15" rims

Me too. Will you post your price once you price it out.

 

Thanks man. I couldn't find the rotors on the TAP website

 

You may also want to make sure your rear brakes are actually doing their job. Lots of times people have braking issues due to poorly proportioned and neglected rear brakes. Remove the drum (or don't and use the "window" on the back) and turn the star wheel until, with the drum installed, there is a slight amount of "drag" on the drum when turning. If your drums are spinning freely right now, that could be a major part of your problem. It's also free to check and adjust and may help you significantly and may stop brake fade some.

Also, if you are lifted, you need to properly raise the rear brake proportion valve located on the axle upwards equally as high as your truck is lifted. This is easily done using an aluminum flat piece of bracket that can be easily found at Home Depot/Lowe's and by using a couple of nuts and bolts.

If you're still getting brake fade (I did really badly in this stop and go town with hills, etc) then Tundra brakes may be your only option. If you wanna get some life out of those tires then get the EBC pads and the slotted rotors, but you will be going through your pads faster. Your long term solution as far as cost savings go will still be Tundra brakes since the pads will last a stupidly long time (stick with OEM pads)

 

^^^This. Make sure your rear brakes are in good shape and properly adjusted. Our rear brakes are self adjusting (if they are not seized up). Put your truck in reverse, get up to about 10 mph and brake pretty hard. Repeat. This will bring the pads closer to the drum and should help a fair amount.

 

The proper way to adjust the Tacoma drums is repeatedly pull and release the E brake handle.

 

I agree, run the EBC pads and make sure your rear brakes are adjusted. When it comes time to replace your tires pick up some 16" rims then do the tundra upgrade. I installed the tundra's & steel braided brake hoses on my 4runner a couple years ago and recently my tacoma and love it. I tow either a camper or atv's so the upgrade was a must have for me.

 

I ran the tundra brakes on my last truck. It's true, they are night and day difference over the Tacoma brakes.
But I ran into a problem when I went to buy tires. Most tires currently available that are 31" or over only come in Load Range E, which are 10 ply. (the only exception are Duratracs, available in 265/75/16 C)
I want C tires for flex and the lighter weight.

There are also WAY more options in 15's and they're usually cheaper.

Now I have a new Tacoma with stock 16's. I'm debating dropping them for 15's or keeping them for Tacoma brakes.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

 

Sometimes that doesn't always work, especially if the e-brake itself needs to be adjusted. Removing the rear wheels and spinning the drum will be an easy way to diagnose. No drag means the rear brakes aren't adjusted correctly. I always pull the e-brake on my truck when parked and both of my drums were spinning freely when I checked them recently, so I adjusted them.

 

Proper way to adjust your rear brakes is to back up fast and slam on the brakes

 

Every other oil change i rotate my tires so i pull the drums (sometimes pulling the drums off can be a PIA) and adjust them up a couple clicks.

 

great info guys