Brake pads
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At Autozone you can pick up the TRD pads without the TRD badging for about $30 I think. And they may still come with a lifetime warranty. I've already replaced mine since I bought them, and they just gave me a new set when I brought in the old. The TRD pads are made by Performance Friction and Autozone sells them. If you want to save yourself $2, ask for the ones for a 1996 Landcruiser. Different part #, different price, same exact product. Oh, and don't tell them your truck is a 2wd if your a prerunner. None of these places can get it that our truck parts are EXACTLY the same as a 4wd (W/ the exception of the CV's, transfer case, ect.).mxbx said:
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I just bought some Hawk HPS pads from tirerack.com. Have had them on the truck for about a month now. It brakes a lot better.
BREAKE problem
My original front pad breake worn out at 25,000 miles....it seem like too fast huh?
after that , I try to install after maket pad that I bought from auto zone but it start vibration and pulse every time i apply breake after for 15,000 miles that I used on it
after maket pad make my car vibration and pulse huh? do I need to come back original TOYOTA pad breake???
Please help, I say thankyou for all of you very much
THONGO 2002 prerunner
My original front pad breake worn out at 25,000 miles....it seem like too fast huh?
after that , I try to install after maket pad that I bought from auto zone but it start vibration and pulse every time i apply breake after for 15,000 miles that I used on it
after maket pad make my car vibration and pulse huh? do I need to come back original TOYOTA pad breake???
Please help, I say thankyou for all of you very much
THONGO 2002 prerunner
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The pulsation your feeling is not your pads. It's your rotors. They have become warped from heat.thongo said:
The rotors need to be turned to eliminate the pulsation now.
If you find that your rotors cannot be turned because there is not enough material to stay in specs, try the Power Stop slotted rotors. They work awesome for minimizing heat build up which is the leading cause of rotor warpage.
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I'm not 100% sure on the specs for your rotor, but it will be stamped right on it. That's not the whole problem though. When a rotor is warped, there is a different measurement that needs to be made to determine if the rotor can be turned or not. I think it is called a "run out" or something like that. It measures just how warped the rotor is. Any good brake shop will know what I'm referring to if you plan on taking them in yourself. The good news is Tacoma rotors are not that expensive or hard to replace.thongo said:
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I have Brembo rotors and Performance Friction Carbon Metalic pads on my truck, and i call still get them to fade pretty bad. I have been thinking of changing over to DOT 5.1, to see if that will eliminate it. Has anyone tried that fluid in a tacoma yet. (did a search and couldn't get any hits).
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If its a daily driver I would say to stick to OEM. I have 80k on original front brakes and they still have a while to go. Just make sure to turn the rotors.
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the fluid change wont help you, hutter did the same thing on his taco along time ago and it still burnt the fluid pretty quickly...BLOWNYOTa said:
I changed over to Irotors slotted/crossdrilled and their pads.. i have had awesome braking ever since.. its really hard to get them to fade.. hell I smoked em once or twice and they still feel straight and solid.
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