What do you guys recommend for pads and rotors?

Thanks,
Jeff

 

brembo blanks are real nice, but it would be worth doing the tundra swap if you are looking for new rotors. not sure if you offroad alot or drive fast, but the brakes on the 3rd gens suck!

as for pads, alot of people love the OEM ones. same goes for rotors.

 

wheres a good place to get stockers from besides the stealer?

Jeff

 

brembo blanks w/ akebono ACT pads. ive got that on my truck now (with tundra setup) and no warping or fade whatsoever. or brembo blanks w/ oem or trd pads are also a good combo

 

i would love to get new rotors with 145k on the stockers well they suck

 

i would say go with some brembo blanks, and then HAWK pads...if your looking for a lil better pedal feel too, you could always go stainless brake lines, i think goodridge makes a good kit...

 

whats the cheapest site online to get the brembos and pads?

Jeff

 

tirerack.com

 

check a few sites for the brembo blanks, sometimes they run a deal like buy the rotors, and get free brembo pads, which isnt bad at all...

 

went with thepartsbin.com 30 dollars less after shipping then tirerack. I got brembo blanks and akebono act pads.

Thanks for the help.

Jeff

 

The Tundra Set-up is all bolt on right--just get the rotors, pads and calipers and that is it right? I think i might do that here shortly.

 

Jeff, that setup should do you very well, that's what I would have recommended too.

 

performance friction pads cant be beat. Oh yeah tell them ist for a 95 landcruiser because they dont list them for a 4Runner.

 

how long do these setups last compared to factory rotors and pads? also is this a good brake setup for just factory trucks?? bc i have the factory or you guys call it OEM pads and discs and they do fine and have lasted 30k miles

 

The pad life should be similar to OEM if not slightly longer.
http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/tech/....jsp?techid=88

That setup would be excellent for stock trucks too. I'm not as fond of the PF pads because I had them on mine and the pad backer rusted alot worse than the OEM pads. I would go with Akebono ceramics......good stopping power, slightly longer life and alot less brake dust on your wheels.

 

the ake's are expensive man.. haha... like i mentioned before my brakes are pretty decent with factory discs and pads. yeah the pads get dusty as hell but after 30k miles they are still pretty good...

 

except for the brake lines, this is what i have. brake dust up the A$$ but it sure does stop with no problems.

 

Not sure what you consider expensive......$70 for a front set of ceramic pads isn't that bad IMHO.

 

does that 70$ cover both front tires or just one? i was thinking it was per tire but i cant read either so go figure haha

 

That's per set (ie it does both sides).