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Old 11-23-2005, 07:26 AM
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Bigger brakes on 1st gen

I just got my 87 runner back from the shop for brakes as I haven't had time in months,and the tech said that I have aftermarket or brakes from a 2nd gen on it.Is there a difference in them?He said the ones that are on it are bigger than stock.None of the parts he pulled for an 87 fit.

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Old 11-23-2005, 02:31 PM
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i know the 2nd gen runners have thicker rotors on them so they need a bigger caliper but i thought the pads were the same and the calipers were exactly the same dimensions except they were wider. I dunno though they could be completely different. Is it possible you have a 2nd gen rotor on there.
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Doesn't sound like much of a tech. Ask the P.O.

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Originally Posted by JEDI87
I just got my 87 runner back from the shop for brakes as I haven't had time in months,and the tech said that I have aftermarket or brakes from a 2nd gen brakes on it.Is there a difference in them?He said the ones that are on it are bigger than stock.None of the parts he pulled for an 87 fit.
The only thing I can think of is that you have V6 brakes. I'am not aware of any aftermarket brake upgrades for our trucks.

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He said something about a 91 so maybe they are from a v6.He said the calipers were bigger than the 87's.
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i have a 93 runner and tried to use the calipers from a 87 but they werent wide enough, but it looked like the brake pads would fit because the calipers were the same shape and what not, but 87 pads might not fit a 91 caliper if that is what you have.
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i'm pretty sure you can swap in the V6 calipers with bigger pistons.
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Yeah,that's probably what happened.They were on it when I got it so I wasn't sure.I guess it's better since I have the bigger tires.
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