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Originally Posted by CJ3Flyr
I've always had good luck with Napa reman calipers, new Napa "premium" rotors and OE pads. There's other good pad choices too but that's what I like. The Napa Premium rotors stay very 'true' for a long time and they're reasonably priced.
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Thanks for the input.
I'm changing front and rear shocks next weekend and changed the front pads at about 80K miles.
It was a little bit of a diaster in that the right front caliper was sticking badly but with some effort and prying I was able to get it "unstuck" and retract the pistons. Put the new pads on and drove about 20 miles. At only one point coming down a steep incline of a bridge I got a lot of steerring wheel shake and when I stopped, a mile later there was a lot of heat coming off the right front wheel.
I assume the right caliper was no good and replaced it but had to go with an OEM Toyota because the local Advance Auto kept giving me the wrong part - 3 times. I didn't replace the rotor at the same time and it stops Ok but nowhere near as well as it did before I changed the pads. I bled the system a few times and have had the Toyota dealer do the same 2 times and it's never gotten back to where it was before I screwed with it.
I assume the right rotor may be warped and was planning on replacing it. I don't know what I'll find with the left caliper. The right one was pitted real bad and the parts guy at the dealership said it was common for them to pit and require replacing.
I really don't want to replace any more than necessary, just want that firm pedal feel without the need to feel like I have to almost stand on the pedal for fast hard stops.