crbocaj125

It went smooth as butter. They actually came off a sequoia. I bought new ceramic pads, and borrowed a friend's tourque wrench, and went at it.


Once I bled them, I went out and bedded them, and now they are 100%

I also changed my oil over to M1 with a M1 extended life 3.0L taurus filter. It took all 6 quarts, and is still not full, I need another half quart.


The tourque wrench I used was not the click kind, it was the bending kind with the needle, and it was about 15 years old. Does anyone else think that 85 ft/lbs seems really weak? I just felt kind of uncomfortable knowing that there was another 1/2 turn I could've gotten out of those lugs using a 4-way. But it could have been an inaccurate wrench also.

crbocaj125

PS, what should I do with my old calipers? Could someone that has gone from 15 to 16" wheels use this as an upgrade? Should I just save them? They sure are heavy!

Texas_Ace

85 ft/lbs is about right (usually it is more like 90 - 95 for light trucks but the manual says less...)

And yeah it will feel a little "lose" and you could get more. But that is also what can cause warping/help it along. Stay with what the book says.

And i think the wrench is fine, those old bending kind don't really ware out unless you use them everyday.

kevin444

sell them on customtacos. they are upgrades for Tacomas ahahah.

Elton

ahh nice now wheres the pics ?

BajaRunner

Depends on the length of the handle.

crbocaj125

I didn't take pics, only because I know that there are a few threads already around with pics comparing the size of the rotors and such.

I had become so used to the hard vibration, I found myself gripping the wheel and tensing up when I was about to brake. Now I can just RELAX.


On another note: Cinco De Mayo was my 1 year with the runner. I am going to focus on the problems that need to be fixed before I do any more mods. I have the shift silenoid problem, the o2 censor, and the cat needs to be replaced. Other than that I couldnt be happier after ~30k miles with her.

kevin444

What year of the seqouia did you take them off of.?

crbocaj125

eeh. I dont know about that one. I believe that in 03 they all started getting 231mm calipers, so it must have been -02

kevin444

Yeah thats what i thought. I always thought they never went to the 231mm upgrade because those damned thing already have rear disc brakes = (