What have you done to your ride lately?

[taco4x4rar]

I think the verdict is stock rotors with EBC green pads for best stopping.

Yup, best by far frm what ive seen. Only hitch is they really should be toyota OEM rotors, they seem to deal with the heat much better

 

[Silverback]

Mehh.. I have had really good luck so far. I had to go look at my PB account to see some pics of when I installed them. no date but it was in my old house which was 5 years ago or more.

 

[tx_shooter]

Yup, best by far frm what ive seen. Only hitch is they really should be toyota OEM rotors, they seem to deal with the heat much better

The EBC chart said the green and yellow are supposed to be pretty much the same except the green has more brake dust. If I am remembering that correct.

*correction - I was thinking yellow truck pads. Not the track pads.

 

[Silverback]

Yeah, this post was from sept 2012 after I had installed the Powerstops. No complaints about performance or lifetime of them.

I had EBC.. had one (or both?) warp after about 20k miles. Not really bad.. probably could have lived with it for another 20k miles. But I did go with PowerStop rotors and pads the second time just to try something different. So far they work great! I towed the trail rig out a few weeks ago and they had great stopping power. So far so good.

Power Stop Heavy Duty Truck and Tow Brake Kit - K137-36

It was August 2012. LOL

yeah, he's a dick that way

You know, my EBC rotors didn't come with mounting instructions... or I didn't pay attention if they did. But the Powerstops are labeled driver side and passenger side. When I look at how I have them mounted I see that my EBC's are backwards according to Powerstop!

Oops! Didn't notice any performance issues but ya never know. New ones will be mounted as per labels.

 

[Taco Loco]

I got 50K out of mine, similar if not same as Sean’s

Running Autozone rotors and “Duralast Premium” brake pads now, I haven’t inspected since the downhill race from AR trip yet, but they held up, thank ya Jesus, Church Stop, brake cool down period....not following that dickhead again, I didn’t get to enjoy the views

 

[Silverback]

That was a very unexpectedly steep downhill jaunt!

 

[tx_shooter]

Steep and FAST .

 

[Anathollo]

Yup, best by far frm what ive seen. Only hitch is they really should be toyota OEM rotors, they seem to deal with the heat much better

So much this. I went through the EBC brake kit and the Powerstop brake kit really fast. They were both nice at the beginning but wore out really quickly. Also when you measure the rotor thickness, the OEM rotors have so much more meat on em...my step brothers Tundra OEM rotors with a 110,000 miles on them were thicker than the powerstop rotors he bought...That should tell you something right there.

*If you have 17" rims, do the 4Runner/Lexus caliper and rotor upgrade. The braking is sooooo much better! It's what should've been on the Tacoma in the first place. Looking at you @Silverback Think of your kids! (Look at my build thread for part #'s)

 

[Silverback]

I forgot about that upgrade. That needs to be a sticky post.

 

[tx_shooter]

I forgot about that upgrade. That needs to be a sticky post.

If we have a decent write up with pics that can happen. I want to start working on "recommended upgrades" list for each model/ gen of Toyota for reference.

 

[Anathollo]

If we have a decent write up with pics that can happen. I want to start working on "recommended upgrades" list for each model/ gen of Toyota for reference.

Step 1: Buy these parts.
NAPA Eclipse calipers
L caliper (part#SE3318) (WH cast)
R caliper (SE3317)

Rotors- (13.30 inch dia) from 2003-2009 Lexus GX470 and select 2003-2009 4runner)
(2) Part # 43512-60151

Brake Pads
OE Pads & Shims
Pads (part#04465-35290)
Shim kit (part #04945-35120)

Or you can use:
EBC Brakes 7000 Series Greenstuff DP71657

Dust Shields:
Toyota 4-runner Dust Covers (ToyotaPartsDeal.com)
part#s 47781-60120 & 47782-60120

Step 2: take off old stuff.
Step 3: install new stuff.
Step 4: have someone help you bleed brakes.
Step 5: enjoy!

 

[Boomtacoma01]

I’ve been looking for a new ride lately...

 

[Anathollo]

I’ve been looking for a new ride lately...

Thought you were gonna snorkel the Tacoma?

 

[Boomtacoma01]

I am. Tow rig shopping now. Basically the only thing holding me back from some good out of state trips.

 

[tx_shooter]

Hard to beat the old Powerstroke 7.3 diesels. They are still real popular with the towing crowd and thieves.

 

[Boomtacoma01]

I’m not buying a 20 year old tow rig as cool as they are.

 

[Silverback]

You know you want a Cummin's just so you can put some really "cool" decals in the rear window.

 

[Boomtacoma01]

I’m a cummin!! Stop strokin and start cummin!!

 

[Silverback]

Big letter C on one side, Monster logo on the other! Dude its gonna be sick!!

 

[Taco Loco]

I saw a newer Nissan Titian 5.0 Cummings on 34/35” tires the other day, good lookin truck.