Brakes and Rotors

Hey everyone -

My truck has been vibrating when brakes are applied.
Also, sometimes the truck vibrates on highways when no brakes are applied.
This led me to believe I either needed new rotors OR my U Joints were bad.
So I took my truck to my dealer today to have serviced.
They said my U Joints are great, but I need all 4 brake pads and rotors - my rear rotors are especially warped. They also said my tire tread ware isn't even, and I should plan on getting new tires after winter.

They quoted me $965.96 plus tax for all four pads and rotors (parts and labor)
I have done brakes before, so I know I can do this myself, for way less

My question is this - is it okay, do you think, for me to use BrakeBest or AC Delco brand, as I have usually done, from O'Reilley Auto Parts?
Or do you think it is best for Tundras to keep the original Toyota brand parts?

I am confused when I am shopping for Toyota Parts.
Brake pads are sold as only the pad, and no hardware that is included in a typical set.
I can do all the work, but I don't necessarily know what all parts and hardware is NEEDED with the job until I get into it and start doing it.
Is there any advice on where I should be buying from and how to make sure I'll buy everything I need?

2010 Toyota Tundra
108,918 miles
SR5 double cab
4.6L V8

 

If it were me I would go something better then ac Delco or best brake, I use to use auto part store brake rotors on my 4Runner and seemed to always be changing them from warp within a year. That being said for my land cruiser I put in powerstop rotors and pads, I don’t remember the exact model but it was the drilled slotted rotors with aggressive ceramic pads. They have been great after year but this is a trail truck so not a whole lot of miles. For my tundra I will do either those rotors again or look at ebc. Don’t go cheap on your brakes if you don’t have too. Akebono is a supplier of brake pads for Toyota and they make great pad, I got set those from Napa for the rear in the tundra when I first purchased cause I needed some quick.

 

Thank you.
I will check out Akebono and Napa

 

What do you, or anyone, think of PowerStop brand?
I did some looking online and it seems like the Power Stop Z36 Brake Kit Set seems to be the "bee's knees" as far as performance, reliability, and longevity.
Any luck from anyone on here with this brand?
Or do you think Akebono is still superior?

 

I have PowerStop Z36 Rotors&pads just haven't installed yet. Good read...https://www.tundras.com/threads/what-brakes-do-you-use.22791/

 

I had PowerStop rotors on my 07 and were quite decent. Wagner pads are very good.

 

I put these in awhile ago and are braking fine. I also tow frequently. They were 50 bucks at Napa.

 

My new to me 14 came with new rotors and pads. Have no clue what brand. Will get Power Stop rotors again. I have a NAPA just down the street. Might try their Premium pads when it's time.

 

This is great - Thank you!!!

 

I'll do your brakes for free ! Lol, I'm serious, don't pay 900 bucks.

 

My 07 had Auto Zone MAX truck ceramic pads and were holding up real good. I think they were about the same price as the NAPA pads pic'd above.

 

Jeremy - I have absolutely no intention of paying $900 for brakes! I will have to be 88 years old and incontinent before I can justify paying that.
I have done front brakes and disc rotors before. And since my truck is all four pads and disc rotors, I am confident that I can do this.
So since I am going to buy the parts myself, I want to make sure and spend the money on the best parts I can afford.

I usually just go to O'Reilly (when I owned my Jeep....may she rest in peace) - but from what I am reading, the BreakBest and AC Delco do not seem to fare the best for my now Tundra.
Rotors at O'Reilly are about $100 each
And if their brand isn't performing or lasting the best for my now truck, and with them being that price, from what I am finding online, I can probably find better performing rotors for a much better / comparable price.

So since everyone on here are Tundra PROFESSIONALS, I wanted to reach out to this community and see what products others are using.

But hell, free labor???? Where abouts are you located??? Seems like a contact I should make good with.

 

Jeremy is in Nevada...Vegas!..Reno!..heh...heh..

 

BUMMER for me!

 

Yep, 1 hour outside Vegas ! If anyone needs help just let me know.

 

I just replaced my brakes today. Was looking at the Z36 kit but read a lot about the powerstop warping after q while and some fitment issues on the rear brakes. So I decided to do stock rotors and TRD pads. I reused the old hardware and had some silicone gel to lube the back of the pads and guide/caliper pins.

 

Did you order these from your local Toyota dealer / parts store?
Or did you buy from online at https://www.toyota.com/owners/parts-service/parts?

 

I ordered from mcgeorge toyota. Shipping was killer at $80 ish but it still came out cheaper than ordering local and picking up

 

consider frozen rotors; will be installing these on the tundra as soon as factory brakes are done.

in quotes below was a post i made several months back.

"had an '05 titan with rotors that belonged on a sentra... warped... warped again... replaced with frozen rotors. they are cryogenically frozen and this is no gimmick. mixed those with some green box hawk pads. i drove the pickup like i stole it, and those rotors would NOT warp.

currently own a '19 cm limited tundra. these are the best factory brakes i've ever had on a 1/2 ton pickup.

when these pads go, the whole setup will be replaced with power slot frozen rotors and green box hawks."

 

If you live in salt country I would bite the bullet and replace the calipers as well. It's more work but you're not going to be fighting rusty pins to get the brake pads out and you remove the potential of a sticking caliper causing a rotor to warp.

 

For what it’s worth I replaced all 4 rotors/pads on an F-150 with Powerstop slotted/drilled rotors and pads and they just didn’t seem to have the same stopping power as the OEM brakes (that lasted 105k miles). I just replaced all 4 rotors/pads on my 2012 Lexus RX350 with Bosch coated rotors and Wagner ThermaQuiet pads and they seem to be working great.

I know there are a lot of different experiences with brake pads and rotors... mine is just one.

 

This is what I'll probably do when mine finally wear out. My Mechanic tells me I'll see 100,000 miles from my OEM brakes. I'm at 83,000 miles now on my 2010.

 

I replaced my calipers, rotors and pads with the Z36 kit, my calipers were in rough shape after 10 years, one nice thing is the Power Stop calipers are powder coated, so far everything has been great.

 

I've been using Raybestos EHT coated rotors and pads on everything. Get em off Rockauto for a good price.

 

After considering all parts, warranties, and prices - I ended up buying all 4 sets of brake pads and rotors from Toyota.

Those Frozen ones and PowerStop both seemed awesome...but I decided on Toyota. Maybe I'll upgrade next time. But these (rotors) seem to have done good for 9 years so far.

 

I just put the same ones on my truck It could be me but they are god awful noisey. they stop on a dime though

 

what'd the calipers hit you for?

 

Front and rear calipers, Z36 rotors and Z17 pads for $511 with no core return, they are sold by the seller Brakemotive76 on eBay, they do not advertise them as Power Stop but the boxes they come in and part numbers are all Power Stop numbers. I had purchased a set of of similar brakes for my Jeep and found they are Power Stop.

 

Nice - thanks for the info

 

I have Z36 Pro Stop pads and rotors and I didn’t notice any difference.
Online people say Pro Stop rotors and EBC Extra Duty pads are an excellent match.