Time to do front Brakes. OEM or Aftermarket?

Not a bad price. All together, about $304 for a quality kit. Thank you

 

I have used OEM and Brembo rotors, depending on which his available when I need them and the price. Both are very good in my experience. My favorite pads are HAWK carbon pads, the ones in the green box.

 

EBC slotted rotors fronts, Yellow pads. Worked well, used 2 sets of pads on them, alot of dust, slots eventually filled in. . Now went with Advic rotors and Akebono pads. A few thousand miles on them no issues so far..

 

This was definitely your best option short of doing a high dollar upgrade!!!

 

Do they sell them together in a kit or do I need to look up all the part numbers separately?

 

You'll have to look up the parts separately but don't go off of that list I posted since your truck is a 1st gen. Best bet is to enter your VIN# on their site to ensure you're getting the correct parts.

Edit: Oops, disregard about the list I mentioned, thought this was a different thread

 

This is absolutely correct. You can Google search "Toyota Parts Online" then set up your log in (it's free), add your vehicle Year, Make, Module and also select the closest or most reliable Toyota Dealership to use. From the "Parts Center Online" scroll down until you get to the section for "Select your Vehicle" or "Enter your VIN instead".

 

Ok, yes I get how to put the VIN in the toyota site, but then when I go to the brakes category there are hundreds of things, the top 2 hits for pads look like entirely different listings but both say Front Disk Brake Pad Kit.. and then scrolling down, everything else says "fitment not available". Sorry for the hijack!

 

I’m trying the red heavy duty truck pads, they just re formulated them, I’ve heard great things about them.

 

I went with Brembo OE replacement rotors and Akebono Performance Ceramic pads. I've had great experience with this combo on my Tundra for over a year now, and had them previously on a 4Runner. No complaints. It's a great setup.

 

I would go oem no guess work

 

I went with aftermarket and it caused it a weird screech sound cause the gap wasn’t OEM. Hated and went OEM, rotor and pads, problem went away. Always OEM.

 

I went with Advics OEM pads and Raybestos rotors. Pleased so far. Ordered from Rock Auto and the shipping was pretty quick (<1 week).

 

Part number for front and rear pads? Also, ever use the TRD pads? Currently have stoptech cryo and ebc yellow. One of my fronts squeaks like a MFer

 

does anyone have experience with Power Stop Brakes, Calipers and rotors?

 

I don't personally have any experience with them so my opinion might not be worth much lol. But I did do lots of research before I replaced my pads and rotors, and didn't find many people being happy with them. I ended up going with Stoptech slotted rotors, with EBC yellow stuff pads. As expected they are quite dusty, and slightly noisy when they are cold but they bite extremely well. I wasn't sure they'd be any better than OEM, but I feel like they certainly are.

 

Tha k you for you input. The price looked reasonable but it people are t happy with them, then it doesn’t matter.

 

Just to follow up. I went with OEM pads and rotor. So far no complaints and my vibration from braking is finally gone. Old OEM rotors were pretty warped.

 

Did you do any break in process?

 

I really should just go with OEM. My brakes are fine, except the brake pedal is very low to the floor when it engages. I need to check for air or maybe a stuck piston.

 

Fred Anderson has another 25% deal going thru today...get 'er done with OEM!

 

yep same with my local Toyota dealership. I just ordered the rear pads and rotors. Make sure you get the good ones and not the cheaper ones that are lower quality.

 

Bedding process for sure

 

based on your usage. I would go OEM.
My question is, why warped? Hard braking often? Not judging but sometimes the way we drive can make a difference.
I drove my truck like a grampa, but my work vehicle, I drive like a stolen rental. If I had to get brakes for the truck, I would go OEM, but for the work vehicle, I would look for something that could take a harder beating.

Just my two cents.

 

I bought the car like that 6 months ago.

 

OEM for sure. Stay away from the TRD ones too because even though they brake better they wear fast and have tons of dust that come off of them.

 

I get it. Braking really is based on your driving.

The reason I said that is that the materials the pads are made of can mean different things. Like Imgreenlatern2 said, TRD brake good, but their composition breaks down faster and causes a lot of dust.

I'm not an expert, but I have some experience with brakes and using different types of pads.

Sorry if my post does not answer your question, but I don't have any issues with OEM.

 

Cant do much better than OEM. Advics and Akebono will do the job.

 

Think aftermarket might be better for certain aspects but oem is the best all around with low noise, dust and decent bite. You would probably have to sacrifice something with aftermarket such as noise or dust.

 

Please do! I'm looking at upgrading my brakes.