Brake pad longevity

So, how many miles have you guys gotten out of your 2WD Tundra OEM Original pads/rotors? For replacement pads what is good now as it seems they reformulate every so often.

 

4wd, but originals netted me 135k miles front and rear. Replacement OE pads and rotors went 75k/50k front/rear. OE is actually quite good. The TRD pads offer better bite and stronger brake feel, but more dust and shorter life.

Lots of aftermarket options. Powerstop Z36 are popular. Alcon if you want to spend big money on big [stopping] power.

 

I replaced my OEM pads and rotors with OEM at around 60,000. I could have went longer on the pads but then probably would have ended up needing to do them in the middle of winter and didn't feel like doing that so did them early. I like to replace the rotors when I do the pads since here in New England the rotors get rusted pretty bad on the outer edges and inside so I'd rather just do them then have the new pads wear faster or risk a warped rotor down the line.

 

I did my front pads and rotors around 50k. There was more life left in them but I heading out for a a long road trip and did them a bit early.

 

As a tech, I've seen the gambit on these trucks. I'd comfortably say that average for what I saw was between 50-75k miles. On my own truck, with the regular towing I do, I don't see much more than 40-50k, and I've tried multiple aftermarket pad/rotor options in the 135k I've owned the truck.

I think the most I've seen was 150k, but I also used to work on an oil field service company fleet that included 70+ 07-17 DC 5.7 Tundras. When they first went to the Tundra for their light duty service trucks, we had to teach them how to turn traction control off. With it on, it activated so heavily on service roads that we had multiple trucks go metal to metal on all 4 corners before their first oil change.

 

Brake life is highly variable depending on location and driving habits. In Texas I can go 100k+ easily. My ex who always had 1 foot on a pedal might go half that. When I lived in WV 50k or less was typical on most vehicles. Another factor is towing especially heavy loads.

 

I changed all 4 sets at 46k.

but the front sets had about 1-2 32nds wear… very little and hard to estimate. I barely had to press in the caliper pistons.

the rears still had a shine on them like new. No wear at all. I would have had to measure down to the mg to find a difference.

my driving is mostly highway. However have long stretches of time with a short commute down a major highway so there are a lot of heavy braking cycles.

pretty amazing brake pad life.

no squeals either.

replacement pads were oem Toyota. And for some reason the pedal effort improved noticeably.

 

Bout to hit 40k on my '18 and I'm probably close to needing to change out my brakes. I already bought the whole OEM brake kit with rotors last year, that's sitting on the shelf.
I'm thinking of changing only the pads this time and save the rotors for next change.
I'm understanding that 04465-AZ220 & 04466-AZ308 are ceramic and cheaper. Are those better to run? What material or difference are 04465-02440 & 04466-02340 and why are those more expensive?(these are what I ordered last year)


I'm thinking of ordering the lower cost ones as I'm only changing out the pads. What should I expect with these ones? More dust? Less life?

 

I have found the pedal feels better with the OE pads (02440, 02340) than the others. Dust levels are same with OE and AZ pads.

if you have the 02440 and 02340 pads on your shelf, just go ahead and use them.

The AZ pads at one time came with preinstalled shims, but they no longer do. If you are considering them, my advice would be to buy Advics AD1303 and AD1304 from Rockauto. Same pads but with preinstalled shims and hardware kit.

Verify if your existing pads need to be replaced. 60k miles is typical but seen over 100k. Depends on the commute and driving style.

 

Thank you. Yeah I'll stick with the 04465-02440 & 04466-02340 going forward. Not sure which ones I currently have in there now from factory.

 

02440 and 02340 are the OE or factory pads for 2018-2021.

There are requirements for automakers to reduce and eliminate copper from the braking compounds.

Many Toyota pads changed in the 2018 time frame, presumably due to this. That is why the OE part numbers are different for 2007-17 and 2018-21, even though brake pads are same size. Aftermarket and even the Toyota AZ shows 2007-21 for their applications.

 

The part listed from Toyota. Do they come in left and right or do i have to order 2 off each?

 

one box contains 4 pads, enough for L and R.