Tundra brake upgrade on my '99 4x4

I recently completed the Tundra brake upgrade. Since brakes are a potential life-saver,I didn't want to cut any corners by going the cheap route.
My total cost was around $450 for the parts.

There are numerous other upgrades posted on this site, other sites and Youtube,
so I'm not posting redundant photos.

These are the parts I obtained for the swap :

Calipers (loaded) - 13WL off a 2006 Tundra from a local wrecking yard
Caliper rebuild kit - new OEM
Rotors - new stock OEM
Pads - new stock OEM (which include pad-wear indicators)
Brake lines - Wheelers steel braided lines (included new banjo bolts and copper washers)

I'm not into bling, so I didn't paint the calipers.

The Wheelers lines attached perfectly to the calipers without any modifications.
I used a torque wrench on the banjo bolts (22 ft-lbs), to insure no leaking.

I did need to trim the dust shields, but very little.

No problems bleeding. Pedal travel is about the same.

It works great. Very smooth and improved braking force with much less pedal effort.
A lot of work, but all-in-all, an enjoyable and gratifying project.

 

Do you run 16" wheels ??

The downside is not being able to use my 15" wheels .

If you still using 15" wheels I would love to know just what you did

 

I was already running 16" alloy wheels.

When I first got the truck, it had some cheesy 15" chrome rims with very little backspace. So I bought some used stock TRD alloys (off a 2001 Tacoma) and put them on. I think the early Tundras use the same 16" alloys. So I was certain that the Tundra calipers would fit.

Here is a photo:

 

Awesome truck