Anyone tried Racing Brake kit

Stock brakes are not so great as many of you know. Anyone tried Racing Brake kit? After reading through the forums it seems if you want the best - Alcon is recommended

Curious if anyone has any real world experience with the Racing Brake kit? They seem to be a newer offering for 2.5 Gen Tundras

https://racingbrake.com/trd-irp-410-400/

Spendy but if you drive a lot with heavy loads they may be work it. Cheaper than buying a new truck and I am quite fond of my 2019

Thanks in advance

 

Never heard of them and no way would I pay $8K.

 

If you want to spend a lot of money, look at Alcon's. They are a steal compared to the kit above, and they will fit 18" wheels - even 17" wheels if you pick the right wheels.

https://alconkits.com/collections/s...ear-complete-brake-kit?variant=47592848523572

 

Alcon ftw

 

I have the Alcon’s and the SC with the icon lift and 35’s and it’s like I’m driving a giant skateboard. Pretty happy with the set up and stopping power matched the go power. i recommend!

 

Alcons seem to be the way to go. I have 18” TRD wheels. Can anyone confirm they have this kit with these wheels. Photos possibly?

Alcon charges 1k to paint the calipers. The zinc plating will probably be the my choice since the cost is so high. Colored calipers would have been cool but can’t justify the expense

 

The Alcons have better clearance than the OEM rotors even though being larger.

 

No, I don't. My brakes are fantastic and will easily break rubber traction during strong frantic application.

If you experienced poor performance, perhaps it was best to have them checked for air or malfunction. Tundra stock brakes are fantastic.

 

I’ve wrapped the OEM rotors and others report similar. I respectfully disagree - done with the stockers

 

Perhaps if you use them continuously, like for racing on circuits? Or lack of time for them to cool off during rush hour downtown driving in hot climate? I can see that happening because stock one's aren't slotted and probably will overheat with lack of air circulation or insufficient time between applications. I stand corrected with these scenarios in mind.

 

The stock ones aren’t great and fade try a couple hard braking scenarios back to back and report back lol.

 

But this isn't a race car! I'm sure tundra(and any other car) will fall short in many scenarios outside of normal driving conditions we see every day!

 

i mean even loaded on long decent the stockers are toast. Big heavy pigs these are

 

Naaa... the Tundra brakes are mediocre at best. My 2021 and my dad's 2018 both leave much to be desired.

 

Yeah, my brakes do what they're supposed to.
That being said, I have looked at doing aftermarket..

 

Yep, I've looked at doing aftermarket but I just don't have the funds for a quality upgrade. And that's the only way I'd go. Brakes aren't something you wanna do on the cheap.

 

The short answer is Yes
I have them on the front. I have the ones for 18” so I did not get front and rear.

I’ll give you my feedback later today
But I can say they will put you through the windshield after brake in.
No pun intended

 

Oh I went through Figs engineering

Great support!!

 

Good point. And wouldn't brake the bank. See what I did there?

 

I can also say that when doing a BBK upgrade you absolutely want both front and rear. The rear does a significant amount of the work as well. I tested this and it was insane the difference in performance

 

Yep, when I do it, it's gonna be on all 4 corners.

 

Interesting. Thank you!!

 

This is the video that I watched and that got me curious to what was RB brakes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smMG9TqXIw8



I did the rear brake upgrade but not with the same manufacturer.


I’m not sure who said something about Alcon but I did look into them and their customer service was excellent also

Ultimately I went with RB brakes because I did not see a lot of information on them for tundra’s. Opinions flood the internet

on various brakes and vehicles. I watched a lot of non-tundra RB performance brake videos and tried to find out as much info as I could


I did not do the installation but my installer was very familiar with the company and said nothing but positive things about them.

My installer is a Toyota performance shop and see some of their RB performance products on sports cars. That being said I like the

performance of the brakes especially when towing my 2008 Triton TR-196 bass boat.


The link you posted about I considered but I would have to get bigger wheels and that would mean more money alone in just wheels and tires.

I do prefer my 18’s because my build is more performance than off-road. https://www.tundras.com/threads/bayous-build.144260/

and https://racingbrake.com/2254-k/ is the set that I have. The Calipers are huge and robust



The brake in period for these were not without issue. Company sent a second set of pads of a different composition and everything came out ok

I really have not been able to give a review because I only started driving the truck a week after installation and I wanted to get time pulling my boat

but I like the performance of the brakes. Don’t let what I say persuade you in any way because what I like may not be your cup of tea. I needed brakes

and was told by Toyota that the OEM rotors warp a lot and I nearly had my truck parked in the back seat of a car coming down hill to a stop light. I never

want to feel that again. If I had 20 inch rims I would have gotten the kit you posted a link to.

 

Yep, that's what I do as I have but one vehicle.

 

RacingBrakes has great reputation in the world of braking, their stuff is not cheap but it's also not the most expensive, Warren is the owner and he does do his homework and they definitely do their testing.

If you have question, reach out to them, they will answer everything and more.

I'm not affiliated with them in any way, I just had worked with them in the past and can vouch for their expertise and quality.

 

Am I mistaken, or does that kit appear to use 4 piston calipers, just like stock calipers? And I don't see a rear brake option..? But they do fit 18" wheels, which is what I would be looking for.

In contrast (not being combative), the Alcon's use 6 piston calipers up front, 4 piston in the rear (stock is two piston, IIRC), and fit over 18" wheels. The 6 piston BBK from Racing Brake requires 20" wheels and is $2500 more. I guess I'm not seeing the advantage to the Racing Brake kit.

100% agree. Even for heavy towing with a stock size tire, the factory brakes do an admirable job.