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Originally Posted by gamefreakgc
I compared my brake pads coming off to the ones that were going on and they are larger. No photo but the pads are both longer and wider. I would have been disappointed if they were the same size! I don't know for sure that the 231mm are bigger vs the 199mm pads, but it would seem rather silly for Toyota to put on bigger calipers with the exact same pad size. I don't know of any advantage of doing that.
I didn't have the soft pedal, maybe mine was already soft to begin with? I have heard of many complaining about it though. These brake lines can also be tricky to bleed, I didn't get a good bleed until I did it with the engine running and I have the old brake booster system, not the brake pump system that was introduced in 2001.
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My brain must not be working today. I completely misread your very clear first response lol I agree that both 231 and 199 are larger than stock. I've flushed the old brake fluid out, replaced all my lines with braided, then replaced upgraded to 231 mm calipers and rotors and replaced the rear wheel cylinders and shoes. I bled all the brakes key on and even used techstream to activate the abs pump. I don't feel like my brakes are soft or a significantly low pedal like some people claim, but I can definitely tell the difference when I drive a stock 4Runner. Maybe people aren't adjusting their rear drum brakes correctly? Who knows. I definitely see the brake hoses being part of their problem if they are original. I'm glad I didn't get a 01/02. VSC/TRAC sounds like an added headache that I would rather avoid. In hindsight I wish I would have got an SR5 and avoided the multimode transfer case completely.
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