I just got back from a caliper hunt for the tundra brake upgrade. Here is how it went:
The Advanced Auto had some rebuilt ones for 98$ a peice, plus 50$ core charge, so I would have walked out paying 300 just for calipers, I just can't swing that right now, so off to the junkyard.

Junk yard one and two had no tundras or sequoias, darn!

Junkyard number three was the real winner! I could see three tundras from the road! Well, apparently they are short on the rent this month, becuase this guy wanted 300$ per side for the rotors and calipers.First I gave him one of these:

Then politely told him that he was a thief, and wished him luck getting that much for those bad boys.

An aquaintance of mine told me that he got a recall letter in the mail about the brakes upgrade on his tundra, so maybe I can just steal his 13WEs when they install the 13WLs on his. I really want to get this done, I do A LOT of interstate driving, and it has become very unpleasant with those warped rotors. The other day, the dash shook so hard, that my sirius came unstuck from the windshield!

 

autozones calipers are 69.99 with a 50 core charge and advanced auto matched that price

 

I did the same thing.

 

not trying to rub it in but i got mine from a junk yard about 100 miles away from me for $20 each and they were apparently from a Tundra that was hit in the side after only 1000 miles of use, pretty good deal. i was also at my local toyota dealer getting my brake rebuild kit and other goodies and was telling the parts guys (who know me by name now) about the Tundra upgrade on the 4runners and they said they have them there all the time for the WL upgrade and they either sell them for scrap or toss them. perhaps you could check with your local dealer and see what they have laying around in back.

 

A local shop had rebuilt calipers, loaded with pads, at $149 each side. I didn't like their pad option (something generic), and they didn't sell Brembo rotors. There was an additional core charge.

So $98 per side isn't too bad. You should get the core charge back for exchanging the 4 Runner calipers.

MadCityRich
2002 4Runner

 

The toyota dealer told me that it would be illegal to sell or give me the 13WE calipers that they take off of the tundras.

 

I found mine on eBay for $100 for the pair, they were in great condition also.

 

Check these out...https://www.yotatech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113848

 

sold!

 

What years will this upgrade on the 4 runners???

 

only the 3rd gens as far as I know