upgrade front brakes on a 2017?

He specifically said 2000-2006 Tundras, which were 6 lug. 07-current are 5.
Blasphemy if you ask me.

 

I want to upgrade the brakes too... I dont feel like they have any bite. I know its a truck but the peddle feels "soft" I plan on towing soon and im worried about fade. Some of us dont want to spend for the sake of spending but these brakes are crap. my 89 sr5 stopped on a dime.

 

Especially since the Tundra from those years has the same brakes as the 2016 Tacoma.

We already had this conversation once:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/tundra-brake-upgrade.440715/#post-12809663

Jeff

 

Posts like yours hurt my brain. The guy had a question, someone offered a real answer, and you shit on it.

 

Real answer? what is that supposed to even mean? "Add 5,000 cheeseburgers to the bed" is a real answer, doesn't mean it's a good one. I was thinking OP was looking for better braking distance, in which case SS lines are not the right answer.

ANYWAYS
OP, your question was unclear. By "better quality brakes" are you talking about:

• A) Shorter stopping distances, as in hauling the truck down to 0 in a shorter number of feet
  
• B) Better "feel" to the brakes in terms of how much initial bite they have, but not necessarily any drop in stopping distance

If you answered A, get better tires. Tires are your limiting factor, not the brakes. If you can lock the wheels and start the ABS, your tires are what is keeping your from stopping sooner.
If you answered B, the better and cheaper answer would be slotted rotors up front. They tend to have that more agressive initial "bite" you are probably looking for. SS lines will also make a difference, but less than you might expect.

There.

 

I feel like there is a C) Better fade resistance, especially when more heavily loaded and/or pulling a trailer in mountainous regions, etc. In such a case, larger brakes would be a good option and/or brake pads with higher fade resistance (being able to function at higher temperatures effectively).

Most of the time, people think they want A, but actually want B, when C is probably the only real reason to upgrade your brakes.

That said, some people really want B, and if you have bad tires, you may have a bad A situation, and as was said: get better tires.

Jeff

 

that's actually my experience in all my [modified] vehicles. i've been motivated by A & B, but C was the only situation where i found any kind of real world benefit.

for example, coming down Pike's Peak they have a brake temp checkpoint halfway down for safety of all vehicles. usually they pull over about half the vehicles coming down to let them cool 5-15 before continuing. i came down with racing Wilwoods on my '70 A-body, and the rotors were not even properly warmed up. the guy laughed and said to ride my brakes on the way down in case i needed them.

 

My brakes are insanely sensitive and work great.

 

Pads change a lot of charistics and are not expensive to swap.

 

Old racing adage: You can only go as fast as you can stop.

No one likes these? http://www.trdusa.com/brakes.html

 

Those look like Brembo's and probably are. I would go that route, but I would swap out pads and lines before dropping coin for that setup. My OEM brakes have worked perfectly fine so far.

 

For what it's worth? If EBC makes brake pads for the Tacoma's, you can't go wrong. "Red Stuff" pads work very well.

 

I don't know much about EBC for auto's, on motorcycle's they are "okay" street pads and lack on the track. I prefer a pad with a low initial bite.

 

TRD USA's big brake kits are typically made by Stoptech. Also, the only one I believe they ever specifically offered for the Tacoma was only applicable to 5-lug models (specifically the X-Runner, but it would fit others if you had large enough wheels).

Jeff