Anyone do brakes yet on their 5th Gen?

[adam2562]

I'm running EBC's Ultimate Slotted Rotors with their Green Stuff pads.

thanks for the info.. that was when i had my limited 4runner, i traded that in on a trail and so far at almost 60k the brakes feel good. but i may get those slotted rotors along with Hawk pads when i need to replace them.

 

[cbielat]

thanks for the info.. that was when i had my limited 4runner, i traded that in on a trail and so far at almost 60k the brakes feel good. but i may get those slotted rotors along with Hawk pads when i need to replace them.

I figured it was an older thread after I had written that. I can't really tell if there was a big difference. It seemed so in he beginning but I'm skeptical as if there is now on mine.

 

[vicpick58]

I have purchased rotors from this company in the past too, but not for the 4Runner yet. I found them to be very good quality and did not warp on a vehicle that had warped two previous sets of name brand rotors.

My 4Runner has 67k miles and has lots of pad left, but the front rotors have developed a shimmy after 1 or 2 applications at highway speed especially in warmer weather.

I am thinking about doing the brakes pretty soon, I like the oem pads and plan on ordering some, have not decided yet where to get the rotors. I do not like or want cross drilled or slotted rotors, just a good quality aftermarket product is what I am looking for. I may order from the above company or get a set of the high end Raybestos ones from somewhere else.

I usually do my own brakes on all my vehicles, but as I get older I have on occasion paid to have it done.

Just a follow up on my own post. I DID put new front pads and rotors on mine at 80k miles. I got some OEM pads from one of the online Toyota parts vendors and ordered rotors (all 4) from the company in the previous post.

I only did the front, although I have the pads and rotors for the rear too, but there is still plenty of lining left on the rear. I just checked them again when I did my 90k tire rotation, still okay for now.

The front pads were actually still pretty good at 80k, but the rotors had gotten a little shaky so I put the new pads on with the new rotors.

I will say that I believe this is the easiest vehicle I have ever done brakes on at least the front anyway. The only thing that was even a little challenge was figuring out how to push all four pistons in at the same time, but a couple channel locks and little piece of scrap metal that I had laying around and it was done in no time.

Anyone thinking about doing brakes on your 4Runner, if you have ever done disc brakes on any vehicle, this one will be easy.

 

[rocklighting]

I have no idea how you guys are getting such amazing mileage with the stock brakes...I guess the stop and go traffic of NY puts a huge toll on everything. I'm at 26k and my pads are almost done. I do tow a 4000lb sailboat in the summer but it's trailer does have surge brakes.

I finished a brake upgrade with the front on my '11 TE today, back tomorrow. I still had some material left on the pads, but they were going to be gone by the winter. Let's face it, changing brake pads and rotors suck if you have to do in the cold of winter on top of semi frozen slush.

I went with the EBC Yellowstuff and EBC GD dimpled and slotted rotors. I still have the rear to do and I still need to bed them in, but I did notice a huge improvement in braking pedal reaction. This may just be the special bedding coating EBC put on it but I am told the pads get better as they age and perform wonderfully both hot and cold. Feels more stable at high speed braking

 

[WFO_Racer]

Bought my 2010 TE new , now has 30K miles on it. Had my 16 year old do the brakes. The sad part is when he told me none of his friends know how to do something so easy. What are dads teaching their sons nowadays?

 

[flatspin]

Bah...

I didn't replace the brakes on my 2003 until I hit 140,000 miles. Didn't tow much and had a lot of highway miles but..

I just turned my rotors and did have to replace one caliper but that was it. Replaced with ceramic and continued on.

:lookout:

 

[SC01]

I couldn't agree more. I'm at 94,000 miles on my '11 and am finally ready for new front brakes (still have 4mm). I'm going OEM at $300 for new pads and rotors from the stealership. Not much to complain about here. BTW, I too tow all spring, summer, and fall as well. It's only a jetski but have had zero issues with my OEM brakes this far so I see no reason not to replace with factory parts.

Sorry to dredge up an old thread....How do you measure what's left on the brake pad? The dealer told me they were down to 3mm at 76,000 but I just want to see for myself. Plus they quoted me $235 and I said, "so $235 for all 4?" No $235 per wheel! I almost fell out. Anyway, that's why I've been searching around try to read up on DIY pad/rotor replacement.

 

[rockja]

Sorry to dredge up an old thread....How do you measure what's left on the brake pad? The dealer told me they were down to 3mm at 76,000 but I just want to see for myself. Plus they quoted me $235 and I said, "so $235 for all 4?" No $235 per wheel! I almost fell out. Anyway, that's why I've been searching around try to read up on DIY pad/rotor replacement.

What did you end up going with?

I'm at 53k mi and just took my 4Runner to the dealer for service and annual safety inspection. They said it passed but the front pads will need to be replaced soon (DC driving, I guess I'm not going to make it to 70k like some). Funny side story a gas station told me last year that it passed inspection but barely and said that if I didn't get them changed in a few weeks my car would be destroyed, I laughed as I drove off.

I agree with Antman and most of the people on this thread that the stock brake pads have been amazing, very smooth braking and long lasting. I am definitely going OEM for the pads and probably the rotors if they're not too crazy expensive. Every aftermarket rotor I've ever purchased has built up a layer of surface rust within a month of purchasing them. These rotors on my 4Runner haven't done that at all.

 

[jspagna1]

Just replaced pads on all 4 at 38,500 miles on my 2011 SR5.

 

[RIC3BOY]

Just replaced pads on all 4 at 38,500 miles on my 2011 SR5.

Did you also replace the rotors?

 

[Antman]

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I agree with Antman and most of the people on this thread that the stock brake pads have been amazing, very smooth braking and long lasting. I am definitely going OEM for the pads and probably the rotors if they're not too crazy expensive. Every aftermarket rotor I've ever purchased has built up a layer of surface rust within a month of purchasing them. These rotors on my 4Runner haven't done that at all.

I think my brakes are made of fairy dust or something, it's just unreal.

I'm coming up on 95k and still going...Might just make 100k miles on factory brakes!

 

[jspagna1]

Did you also replace the rotors?

Nope just pads.

 

[cheeser]

I have had good luck with the Stoptech slotted rotors and LTS pads from hawk on my 02 4runner and 13 Mustang.


I plan to use the same on my new 4runner, but it looks like those OE pads last forever.

 

[rockja]

So last week I had a terrible experience at the dealership at Koons Arlington, VA. I went in for a wheel balance and alignment and they called me back and said my 4Runner needed over $2,200 worth of work. The tech there stated that my front brakes were destroyed beyond repair and needed new pads and rotors and the rear could be salvaged by turning, but I needed to do it immediately, all for $1,000. The other costs were a bunch of other crap ranging from my cabin air filter to my engine air filter. They charged me for an oil change even though I said no and still had 4k miles left before it was needed and also charged me $130 to diagnose my car needed an alignment (which is what I told them it needed in the first place). Kind of crazy to get blatantly lied to and scammed to, esp. from a dealer.

When they called me back to tell me the balance and alignment was done, I asked if they inspected and measured all my pads, "yes". Then asked how many mm were left on my pads? ...crickets. I said the TIS spec said 1mm then replace pads. He just said it was at the indicator. Then they said they found mold and spores in my ac ducts and the cabin filter needed changing. When I asked how long they're supposed to last? ...crickets. I said I replaced it 4mo ago and said he didn't even check it. Needless to say the call got really uncomfortable for this "tech".

Keeping on topic (sorry, just venting a bit). I ordered OEM pads online and replaced them myself. I still had 2-3mm of pad left on each and my rotors looked damn near perfect (it was still stopping smooth and quiet). I bet I could have gone another 5-10k mi. I just hit 60k mi. I got the pads on Amazon for about $110 with Prime and a new engine air filter as well. I guess that alone saved me over a grand haha. If you take your car here, stay away from Christian Lobo:flipoff:, he will lie cheat and steal. I can only imagine they get bonuses off of commission.

 

[dekeman]

These are the joys of living in Canada, where cities and towns use road salt like syrup on pancakes. These brakes are just one result after a mere 30,000 kilometres (19,000 miles) on my Ltd.

I'm hating all you Californians and Texans right now.

That [MENTION=65614]Antman[/MENTION] and others are close to 160k kms on originals is hard to fathom.

 

[CutthroatSlam]

I changed the front pads at 75K on my wife's 2014 SR5. I installed the top of the line Raybestos ceramic pads. Truck now has 144K miles on it and those pads still have 2/3 of the material left on them. Also, the rear OEM brake pads are still going and should make 150K.

 

[2016 4Runner SR5]

Why does it seem like everyone feels rotors must be done when you change pads? If your rotors are good, leave them alone! A simple clean up and new pads is all you need.

 

[Tib30015]

Why does it seem like everyone feels rotors must be done when you change pads? If your rotors are good, leave them alone! A simple clean up and new pads is all you need.

Not sure about Maryland but in PA, they use so much salt on the roads that by the time you change the pads, the rotors are rusted to the point that most inspection stations will fail them. If you have a vehicle that you use on nice days/weekends that doesn't see snow/salt, then you could just do the pads.

PA inspection stations can fail them if they think the rust could lead to fatigue cracks.

 

[2016 4Runner SR5]

No inspections like that in MD We have 2 year inspections but all the do is plug in, scan for codes, send you out the door. Literally takes about 5 minutes and you're done. Now when I lived in NY we had inspections same as PA has so I get what you're talking about and honestly I think it's a good thing. The way MD does it is not good, allows for unsafe vehicles to be on the road and people may have no idea the issue is even there.

 

[dade73]

My first 2 experiences with koons in Annapolis wasnt good. I got very loud. I havent had an issue since. They claimed my TRD brake pads were bad at 14000 miles. They also try to tell me cause it's all time 4wd I needed to change transfer case oil at 40k. Cant cover cause it 2000 past the limit. Then try to charge me for pads and rotors. I kept getting the "warpped" feeling from the brake dust build up.

So I said the hell with stock brakes (besides I was about to add some #s to my runner. Went to amazon ordered Powerstop rotors and pads. So far at 20k on the rotors and pads. Not even close to wearing them out. I stop faster even with the 200#s I have added to it so far.