I’ve got 93,000 miles on my original brakes and I’m looking to replace them in the coming weeks. I was planning to use OEM pads and started shopping around online last night. One thing that I noticed is that if I were to order the Toyota pads, that’s all I would get, just the pads. The aftermarket pads I looked at would come with a “hardware kit” that includes new clips.

My questions are, for those who have replaced your brakes, did you need anything other than the pads? Did you reuse the original clips or replace them?

Cost/work isn’t an issue for me. The options I’ve looked at so far are all priced about the same. I just don’t want to get done and wish I had replace those other items or be in the middle of the work and find out I need to.

Are there any other brake parts I should replace while I’m there even if they’re in good shape?

Also, the rotors looked to be in good shape, but, with this many miles, should I go ahead and change them as well?