Brakes - what would you replace?

[rainmn]

The brakes on my truck have had a pulsing since I bought the truck (used), and I've finally decided to deal with it. I've already picked up a set of front and rear TRD pads, and will be placing an order for all 4 OEM rotors sometime in the next few days. Also ordering caliper pins and retaining springs and the anti-rattle clips for the front while I'm at it. (I checked the pins a while back and they were pretty nasty)

Is there anything else that I should order to replace while I'm doing this? I really don't want to get the truck apart and find something else I should have replaced while I was in there.

 

[salong53]

[MENTION=130513]rainmn[/MENTION] maybe a lubricant for the pins. Other than that, seems to be about it. You could bleed the brake fluid while you're at it for good measure. In my experience, Toyota trucks/SUVs are notorious for warping rotors, and the 4th gen 4Runners were notorious for seized/frozen calipers after some aging. I'm not sure if that same problem plagues the 5th gens though.

 

[headpaneer]

Like salong53 suggest, it would be a good idea to replace the brake fluid, since you do not know how old it is.
The original rotors on my '03 4Runner limited and '08 Sequoia warped in time for the first brake job. Now, that could have been due to my ex's driving style but I replaced the rotors with discs from Stillen on both vehicles and never had a warping issue again.

 

[leftyguns21]

OEM rotors seem to warp easily. I am on my 3rd 4Runner and all 3 have had issues with OEM. this time I decided to replace all 4 pads/rotors/parts from brakeperformance.com. much cheaper than OEM and reviews were good about not warping. when you install new rotors be sure there is no rust or debris behind existing and new ones sit flat. I used a wire brush and cleaned the hell out of them before putting new ones on.
I drain/filled brake fluid too since I was already in there making a mess

 

[TrkyMfns]

I did OEM rotors and pads on all 4 corners recently and reused all of the hardware, and simply cleaned up the rear pins with a dremel. Sil-Glyde is perfect for the rear caliper pins and won't swell the rubber boots.

 

[rainmn]

Thanks for the suggestions. I should have mentioned that I already have all the misc. stuff around the garage (Sil-Glyde, brake cleaner, brake fluid, etc.)

Probably is a good idea to flush out the brake fluid now while I'm doing everything else.

I'm hoping this will take care of the pulsing for a long time. I agree that brake issues have typically been pretty common on Toyota trucks, but I haven't read many complaints here about the 5th gens.

We've owned two GX470s in the past, and they were terrible for brake problems. I could never get either one to brake smoothly for longer than about 6 months.

 

[Simpleman74]

my 2011 4R had 7k miles on it when I traded it in and I was still rocking the original brakes with plenty of life left in em. I'm at 33k with my 2015 no issues.