My rig is in dire need of new front pads.
I have always used Toyota ones in the past, but do not want to use them this time.

I have heard high praises for a pad made by Performance Friction on the forum here.

Looks like the one for my rig is:
CARBON METALLIC® STREET PAD - FRONT - 0436.20

Just called the local AutoZone store by me, and they show part # 4364 instead for the carbon metallic ones, and are priced at $39.39 for both sides.

More info on the carbon ones:
I know on the 3rd gen 4Runners some use the Land Cruiser pads.
What about older rigs like my '91 4Runner?
Do I stick with the one part #s above?

I will worry about rotors later.
I have read here some prefer the Brembo slotted ones, while some use the non slotted ones.
I also heard the slotted ones can get clogged up if you run through mud, and a lot of the trails I like to go on have mud on them.
Not sure which style I will choose for the rotors when I get them.

We also have no brake pad tech article here at YotaTech.
That will change if I end up doing this project with Toddski at a later date.

My pads I have now are squealing very bad right now, and I am sure they are down/past the wear indicators.

Can anyone confirm the above part # who may have used this brand of pads on a 2nd gen 4Runner or the same year of truck?

What else do we need to do this besides the pads?
Do we need to bleed any of the brake fluid out, or just swap the old pads out and put the new ones in?

 

it is always best to bleed the brakes after changing the pads out... it isnt necessary though... there are a lot of "by the book" things that most people don't do and there arent any problems with it...

 

He's right, it good practice to do so, as matter of fact, I'd suggest a brake fluid change every 15,000 miles or every year and a half in my case. Remember the property of brake fluid being hygroscopic and all that heat that generates helps only aggreavate the problem of accumuliating more moisture.

Corey one of the things I found about aftermarket stuff is if both the rotor and the pad are not of the same manufactor as specified for combo, the unlike materials (organics and semi-metallics) cause a high pitch squeak after installing and a few miles driven. I always suggest to everyone I do a brake job for is to get me the OEM stuff as that tends to be best in preventing noise and does a fairly good job of stopping.

Your rotors are the one with a built-in hub (as opposed to floating disc) therefore when taking off your rotor, might as well place new bearing in place (although often times I don't get new bearings, so I have to re-use the old ones), if it was my rig, I'd replace the bearings. In any case, wear gloves, that bearing grease is really hard to get off hands if you're going to pack them by hand. Again, I do a full job on my vehicles that I fix and I resurface rotors so that the pads have a clean mating surface to them, but yes alot do just swap pads and not resurface rotors, in that case, ignore this paragraph.

Then all the other yada, yada, Todd can fill you in on (caliper lube on shims and sliding bolt, adjusting rear drum clearance, bleed brakes, etc.).

 

Hey guys....just read the thread and I was told you could put landcruiser pads in. They right in like they weren't meant for the 4runner 2nd gen. Performance friction pt #5024. Have a look at them....I was told they allow for better stopping, cooler performance and less dust.