Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
I pulled mine a few years back, never tracked temps though.
Anathollo's build
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Yeah @thekidcatcher pulled his too. I figured it'd be interesting to see if the chinsy plastic cover made a difference.
Had mine off for years... Don't do it. As soon as I took it off my engine blew up.
Related? You tell me
hahahaha
So that's what causes it
thekidcatcher
Well-Known Member
Never looked back
Drained and refilled my brake fluid. Installed my new Crown brake lines this weekend. The difference in quality between the two brake lines is unreal.
Link to the Crown brake lines I bought. For 3" lifted Tacoma's you'll need the 4" lines.
Toyota Tacoma 4WD 2005-2014 3"-4" Lift, Pre Runner All 6 Lugs - Stainless Steel Brake Line Kit
Pro-tip, when changing out the rear brake lines, cut your 10mm flare wrench in half so you'll have the room to turn the wrench.
Link to the Crown brake lines I bought. For 3" lifted Tacoma's you'll need the 4" lines.
Toyota Tacoma 4WD 2005-2014 3"-4" Lift, Pre Runner All 6 Lugs - Stainless Steel Brake Line Kit
Pro-tip, when changing out the rear brake lines, cut your 10mm flare wrench in half so you'll have the room to turn the wrench.
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Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
I need to do this as well,and probably replace drivers front caliper as well, already bled it a few times, it sticks sometimes
You'll need to replace both calipers then. Typically the other one won't be too far behind it. I might be trying this upgrade in the future...
2nd Gen DIY Big Brake KIt -OEM parts- Part #'s provided (INSTALLED)
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
That tool won't fit unfortunately. It's too long.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Slick!
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
interesting.
Yes I was going to do them in pairs, I think hard braking and the towing have shot my brakes many times.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
That's what she said. Sorry had to... I apologize.
Yeah I was looking at doing that mod awhile back but didn't have the time to do the mod. I needed the truck back on the road at that point. I'll have to wait until my new OEM rotors wear out.
I've heard that quite a few time unfortunately.
Oswego
n00b
Pretty cool. Reading that guys post you know what I'm thinking was his issue if it wasn't too much speed? His rear brakes were never adjusted to work so he fried every set of front brakes he tried. One of the guys I was camping with this weekend had the same exact issue. He checked his rear brakes at 110k and guess what? They looked brand new.
He admitted that he hauls ass in the beginning of the thread so I can see that being the main cause of his wear & tear. The problem with Drum rears or rotor/calipers on the rear of Tacoma's is the fact that there's no weight on the rear end unless you're towing or have armor. So in that guys case, the rear drums are doing maybe 10-15% of the braking at that point. So he's going to burn through front pads pretty quick especially since his Tacoma came with 20" rims.
I know when I rebuilt/did maintenance on my rear drums around 150k miles, I was only 1/2 of the way through the pad and I did wayyyy more towing than the average Tacoma owner.
Same here.