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Old 03-17-2018, 01:57 PM #796
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Driver side front. Lubing the pins will have absolutely 0 affect on frozen pistons.
Thanks. Did you lube the pistons when you installed, and at any interval after that?

Was it 142 or 141 series? Were they painted?

Would really like to know more details since I just bought the same upgrade parts for my brake upgrades.
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Thanks. Did you lube the pistons when you installed, and at any interval after that?

Was it 142 or 141 series? Were they painted?

Would really like to know more details since I just bought the same upgrade parts for my brake upgrades.
I did no supplemental lubing prior to install. They were 141 series which I painted.

Nobody in alaska had replacement 5th gen calipers. Napa had Eclipse 4th gen calipers so I am back to stock 4th gen calipers with 5th gen rotors. Doing the install Monday and adding the SS lines that have been sitting in my garage for 18 months.

With a lifetime warranty, I really don't care about caliper differences. I still get the benefit of the beefier rotor. The Napa ones are also pre-painted which is a plus.

I have some Permetex caliper lube which I may use on the pistons.
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Thanks for the info. Appreciate it.
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Thanks for the info. Appreciate it.
Well 4th gen 13WH do not fit over the 5th gen rotors. Had to return them to Napa and order the 14WB calipers from Michigan. They should be here by this weekend. Truck is out of commission until then.

The POS Centric rebuild had THREE frozen pistons. Luckily I caught it early enough that the pads aren’t unevenly worn; however, they were dragging enough to cause steering wheel shake. I hope I did not warp the rotor....anyone have any experience? The 4th gen rotors warp like pancakes but the 5th gens are certainly more beefy.
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I'm debating forking out the money for new oem 5th gen calipers/rotors/pads due to some of the issues people are now having with centric.

Is there anywhere to send the cores and get at least a little money for them? I'm guessing a lot of companies out there, including Centric, use these for rebuilds.
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You might want to hold off and see what RR Racing releases using a Wilwood Big Brake Kit.

No word on pricing yet but they posted this to the GX Forum:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gx-...l#post10103926


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I would say a BBK is well worth the investment. I put the Stoptech ST40 bbk kit onto my 3rd gen and made it feel almost like my RX7 in terms of being able to stop. Although the size difference from the 2wd base model to these were huge. I'm going to transfer this same kit over to my 4th gen. I just have to order new rotor hats for them to fit. I do plan on maybe doing the 5th gen rear calipers after doing some more research. These brakes are way more spongy than my 3rd gen with more mileage but then my brake system has unknown maintenance on it.
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I wish something like this was a little cheaper:

TR.340.4 TA 4 PISTON FRONT BIG BRAKE KIT fits 2005-2018 TACOMA $1800
https://sosperformance.com/products/...-toyota-tundra

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I've gone through so much BS dealing with brakes lately and coudlnt find any Info for a 4th gen brake upgrade.

Can you confirm you originally had the 319mm rotors on front. Then upgraded calipers and can now use the 338mm rotors? And rears and just direct swap??

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4th gen Sport model has larger rotors in front, and some Limited models also have these same larger rotors.
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I put the question out over on 5th gen guys about calipers failing & not to many guys are saying anything about ours failing so.......... something is clearly happening
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Bought centric calipers and everything. Installed them in August of last year. This morning, horrible steering wheel shake. Pulled over, and long behold, 3 of my pistons on my passenger side are frozen in the extended position.

I'm calling centric to complain, clearly these calipers should at least last a year, and under 10,000 miles.
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Just installed 5th gen centric calipers yesterday. Let's see how long they last. Not feeling confident with these new posts.
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I wish something like this was a little cheaper:

TR.340.4 TA 4 PISTON FRONT BIG BRAKE KIT fits 2005-2018 TACOMA $1800
https://sosperformance.com/products/...-toyota-tundra
If you add up the price of new oem 5th gen calipers/pads/rotors/ss lines it pretty much comes out to this price. I don't know much about stop tech, but I'd just be concerned about their durability and longevity vs new oem Toyota components...
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If you add up the price of new oem 5th gen calipers/pads/rotors/ss lines it pretty much comes out to this price. I don't know much about stop tech, but I'd just be concerned about their durability and longevity vs new oem Toyota components...
Cost of upgrade
Cost of 5th gen brake upgrade, new shocks, coils, and diff oil change
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Whatever
Did full Centric 5th gen upgrade. Bought from CarID.

Met a forum member here and saved quite a bit of money. My biggest omplaint are that the Calipers rusted immediately and now look like crap. Functionally, there are some noises and squeaks but the car stops a whole lot better.
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