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Originally Posted by GripT4R
Thanks, but I think you may have missed the first half of the discussion.
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Not trying to start a flame war here and I am not trying to attack you.
There is nothing wrong with blank rotors. My 24 Hours of Lemons race car and many dedicated race cars do just fine on solid vented rotors. I have done 24 hours straight multiple times without cracking a rotor. These races eat through normal pads like crazy and generate tons of heat, real race pads and race brake fluid are required.
Most of the times I have seen cracked rotors at races is when drilled rotors have been used on a car that originally came with blank rotors. This car is less than 3000# and 30+ years old, it does not go off road and it does not tow, so it is not a fair comparison to a 4Runner.
When I tow I worry about heat buildup going down grades in the 4Runner. I have never felt any fade with the stock brakes or the Akebono/Centric combo. Time will tell if this combo will last as long or longer than stock, which was less than 45,000 miles for me. I have never cared for the pedal feel either.
I have no experience with slotted combo or similar that you have suggested. Please try them and report back to the community your experience with them. Lot's of people like Stop Tech and Hawk, they seem like a good product. I am going to guess that it will not change the pedal feel much as I think most of that comes from the brake booster.