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Those look pretty nice! They will look good on your 3rd Gen

 

thanks bud.

ill post pics when theyre on there

 

I think ill go with @HHIRunner method of painting them..spray paint.

 

@RedRunner87 I have a box that just arrived from Camelback sitting in my living room. Full of... Tundra brake parts! I'll start a small build thread and post pics on Monday when they go on, and link it on here. The rotors are freaking massive from what I can tell off the bat lol.

 

@ramonortiz55 powdercoat would be nice, but I doubt it would hold up at all if you're really bashing on it, and then its impossible to touch them up while still on the truck. So IMO good call on the spray paint! Just use a good amount of self-etching primer first haha

 

I thought about powdercoating.

but theyre sliders. theyre gonna get raped.

 

please show us them babies!

and a write up would be nice.

wait.

how much did you pay for those tundra OEM calipers??

last time I quoted them they were a nice chunk of change at camelback..

 

@ramonortiz55 I'll get some good ones in a second! And no worries, not a chance in hell I bought new calipers haha. Found them used at a junkyard in Billings for $40!!! A rebuild kit cost $10, and a few hours with an angle grinder, paint, pick set, and LOTS of brake clean, I should have a nice set of used/rebuilt calipers! I can definitely get a nice write up for you guys BTW, I'm only in about $285 for my whole tundra brake swap, before buying fluid and other little odds and ends.

 

I know some guys are using the Rustoleum bed liner spray paint. They said it holds up better to the beating the sliders get with rocks hitting them. I think I am going to go that route.

Sweet! The Tundra brakes are definitely on my list of upgrades, but the PO just had the brakes 30K miles ago. So it might be later on down my list. I am definitely looking forward to seeing you get those done though.

 

Alright, here they are...

2x Rotors - 231mm

Newspaper for size.



Pad set


Shim kit


Caliper rebuild kit


Various caliper pieces...
4x caliper pins w/ holes
4x caliper pin retaining clips
Set of pad retainer spring thingies?

 

i didnt know calipers could be rebuilded...

 

the tundra brakes should do you go with all that extra weight.

 

Yeah man, check out the tundra brake upgrade section on this site: http://www.speedysgarage.net/sportrunner/index.htm. He's got lots of great writeups on there!

That's what I'm hoping for! driving the continental divide all the time isn't exactly nice to brakes lol

 

@willhaman21 i was up in bozeman last year. wow.. so much beauty.

i had never left texas to go to that part of the country.. especially driving.

 

Yeah man, montana is so gorgeous. Well worth the drive anywhere you go haha! I drove 500 miles one way last weekend to go visit my girlfriend, and never once left montana haha. If I was over closer to the eastern border of the state, I could probably drive for at least 12 hours and still be in state!

 

Today I had the sliders fit welded. hopefully tomorrow I get to paint them for the final install.

I also installed a transmission cooler.

 

Got back from Europe yesterday and my pops bought me a Warn M8000-S

 

pictures or its a lie

 

*_* whooaaaa....
that's the one I want.