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Originally Posted by Bad Luck
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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Stainless steel brake lines are the next item on my maintenance list too. I haven't done mine and my brakes are ok, but have a lot of travel compared to other vehicles I drive. Normal for old Toyotas though. At least it's not as long as the clutch pedal travel!