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1st Gen Tundra Brake Upgrade

Discussion in '1st Gen Tundras (2000-2006)' started by knox019, Oct 20, 2021.

  1. Oct 20, 2021 at 11:50 PM
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    knox019

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    Hey everyone, I have a 2000 Tundra and seem to be going through brake pads a lot and don’t seem to have the best braking with the stock setup. I have heard there are upgrades in the brakes possible. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with upgraded brakes such as putting 06 brakes on a first gen. I’m hopping for no modification but can make mods if that’s the best option. Thanks for all suggestions.
     
  2. Oct 20, 2021 at 11:53 PM
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    empty_lord

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    the TSB helps with warpage and possibly will add some extra life.. that would be the 05-06 upgrade.

    what may be the bigger problem for you is if the rear brakes are out of adjustment and the fronts are just being overworked because of that.
     
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    Desert Dog

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  5. Oct 21, 2021 at 4:46 AM
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    bmf4069

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    What they said.

    I did the swap not long ago. It's very straightforward. The only modification you have to do is trimming the dust shield.
     
  6. Oct 21, 2021 at 6:21 AM
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    shifty`

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    Just in case nobody else mentioned. If you're eating through brake pads, make sure your drums are adjusted properly. It can result in the exact symptom you're describing if not.

    Assuming nothing is jammed, you may be able to adjust the rears by setting the parking brake periodically, apparently. Nobody had ever told me that before coming here and I've been working on cars my whole life.
     
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  7. Oct 21, 2021 at 7:22 AM
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    The park brake way works 70% of the time… but yea… it’s not sure fire
     
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  8. Oct 21, 2021 at 9:45 AM
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    So snice we are talking about the issue could be the LSPV. My parking brake works amazing at I'm in the habit of putting the parking brake on all my cars before it going into park.

    So my question is I will be doing 5100 and aal on the back. What is the proper way to adjust the LSPV? Do you jack the truck and see when the wheels lock up? I have no idea want yo make sure they are set correctly because my brakes to kind of suck.
     
  9. Oct 21, 2021 at 11:29 AM
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    rock climber

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    There's a bracket you can add to compensate for the lift.

    The only way I've found to get the "correct" sport for the LSPV is to adjust it, drive it, adjust it, then go find a dirt road and see if the rear end skids to easily.
     
  10. Oct 21, 2021 at 11:49 AM
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    Is it better to delete the LSPV and use a Wildwood proportioning valve?
     

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