Replaced my front rotors and pads this weekend. No more squealing!

I was going to do them myself but found a place that would do the labor portion for $65. I didn't have a torque wrench ($70) so it turned out to be a good deal.

Here are the part numbers for reference:

Brembo Rotors: #25488, $46ea
OEM front brake pads: #04465-35280, about $40
Labor: $65

Total: approx $200

This is for a 1998 Limited, 16" wheels.

 

good stuff, just out of curiosity, what do you need a torque wrench for when replacing brakes?

 

lug nuts like torque

 

Well, to be fair, its not so much the like torque as they don't like too much torque

David

 

I'd guess calipers like a specific amount of torque as well. To satisfy my curoisity where did you get the rotors for at that price?

 

I got the rotors from here: http://www.importrp.com/home.php
Shipping was about $20.

The pads I got from my local dealership.

 

Just out of curiosity, what is the correct torque for the lug nuts?

 

Good post! Glad to hear that this set-up is working out for you as I'm likely going to get the same exact thing, brembo rotors and OEM pads...then no more shaking on braking!

 

On my Tacoma, I believe the lug nuts should be torqued at 80 ft/lbs.

I just did my brakes like 6 weeks ago. I believe the calipers were torqued at 70ft/lbs, or something close to that.

 

83 FT/LBS

 

I've replaced my front brake system with slotted/drilled Brembos with Raybesto's ceramic pads and couldnt be happier. It's been over a year and I have had NO issues with fading or vibrating with minimal brake dusts. Brake fading got me freaked me out coming down a mountain pass 2 yrs ago.

 

I thought you had all kinds of vibrating issues? They have been determined to not be brake related then?

 

Just a word to the wise, your own strength will torque most things on more than enough.

I put the wheels back on using a X shaped tire iron as tight as I could, grabbed the torque wrench and went to use it to find they were already torqued, same goes for other various stuff. Unless its over 100ft-lbs I dont even bother with a torque wrench.

 

my vibration issue had nothing to do with brakes. I know what wrapped rotors feel like

-my wheels dont vibrate below 60mph
-brake pedal doesn't vibrate when i put slight pressure

 

Tisk tisk, not owning a torque wrench. Put it on your christmas list, everytool box should have at least a 3/8 torque wrench.

As for Lug nuts...torque shmorque, that's what Impact Guns are for!

 

Yep, that's what one of the last tires places I went to believed. I actually had to stand on my lug wrench to loosen the lug nuts after having them rotate my tires. I weigh 215, so what do you think they were torqued to? Thankfully, I didn't break any lugs though.

 

If you're using an impact gun on lug nuts, you'd better have torque sticks...

If I have access to a torque wrench I use one (have a 3/8 and 1/2 in my tool box, and torque sticks).

 

No thats not what they are for, they are for removing the lugs and for other removal and installation. They are not for putting on wheels unless you can crank down the pressure they are putting out.

You put them on tight and you wont ever get the lugs off without a gun or worse you shear off the studs when you take the lugs off.

I sincerly hope you were being sarcastic.

 

When looking for rotors, a number of members aren't sure what size to get because they have 16" rims, and their door jams say they were 15" from the factory. My question is; Does anyones door jam say 16" from the factory? Everyone I've seen have 16's, but they all say 15 in the door-jam.