GREAT DEAL on 199mm Tundra Calipers

[CO_FlyFisher]

I need new brakes soon. I was thinking about just trying to replace the rotors with good aftermarket ones (prob. would have been Brembo) and new OEM pads. However, I have been researching the Tunda brake mod and trying to decide if I should do it or not. Everyone says that regardless of the factory brake shimmy/shudder/judder, the Tundra brake mod is an UPGRADE, so that had me considering it.

Well, while looking for the calipers and trying to decide which remanufacturer to go with, I happened to find Amazon.com (of all places) selling the remanufactured Raybestos (from my research, one of the better brands to go with) calipers for a mere $58.52 PER SIDE (no core either) direct from Amazon, with FREE SHIPPING today!!!

That's only $117 for the set!!! :banana: Since I was going to buy new pads and rotors anyway, I figured that I couldn't go wrong upgrading to the Tundra brakes for less than $120. :bigok:

Anyway, it looks like I bought the last set they had, but they are still orderable at this price. Part #'s are FRC11039 and FRC11040 (Raybestos' semi-loaded caliper part numbers) These are the 199mm S13WE toyota castings. Clicking the links will take you to the main product description page at Amazon where you will (now) see the price as $110 from Hires Automotive. Click the little link below where it says "2 new from $58.52" and then you'll see where to add them to your cart for $58.52 from Amazon directly.

Also, Amazon currently has the required Tundra Brembo 25534 rotor for $78.14 each shipped from them (again, free shipping) which is about the best price I could find them for to my door.

Anyway, off to trdparts4u to order my OEM Tundra pads. Hope someone else can get in on this GREAT deal!!!
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[CO_FlyFisher]

Wow, Amazon also has ONE of the 231mm calipers for cheap too!!! $73.59 shipped: FRC11549

The other one is $103.28 though: FRC11550

These are the 231mm 13WL Toyota castings.

Odd.

 

[xskydivingdudex]

oh wow that is a great deal...

 

[chris360hawks]

So you have to order TWO of the Brembo rotors I assume? Will those work with the 231 mm calipers?

 

[CO_FlyFisher]

Yep, the Brembo 25534 is the Tundra replacement regardless of 199mm or 231mm caliper, and I ordered two from Amazon.

To my door:

156.28 for 2 rotors
117.04 for the 199mm calipers
66.26 for OEM Tundra pads

$339.58 total. Not too shabby.

 

[TeamAllen]

Not shabby at all. Make sure you read the thread on brake rotor warp myths. It helped me understand a lot.

 

[CO_FlyFisher]

I've read it, and there is some truth, some myth in there.

At this point, I am tired of having to re-bed my brake pads (to deposit a new, even layer on the rotors) after towing a trailer or coming down I-70 out of the mountains (I do one of the two relatively often). It is pretty ridiculous when coming off of the highway doing 70mph on a down sloping off-ramp, and during braking the front end feels like a bucking bronco. I am sick and tired of that.

Also of a BIG note, I have not seen anyone complain about upgrading to the Tundra brakes. I realize it is not a huge upgrade, but if I don't have to worry about the bucking front end anymore it is money well-spent to me. FWIW, these brakes are the same as what my in-laws have in their Sequoia, and it has never had this kind of problem. We drive that with a much heavier load into and out of the mountains and pull a bigger trailer with it too, so I can't see how I'd be disappointed putting them on my smaller/lighter 4Runner.

 

[piperoo]

Yep, the Brembo 25534 is the Tundra replacement regardless of 199mm or 231mm caliper, and I ordered two from Amazon.

To my door:

156.28 for 2 rotors
117.04 for the 199mm calipers
66.26 for OEM Tundra pads

$339.58 total. Not too shabby.

So is that ALL you would need for the Tundra brake upgrade as far as parts? I have 16" wheels. Then I would just need someone to put that stuff on for me. :withstupid: (meaning me..haha)

 

[Nelsonmd]

Not shabby at all. Make sure you read the thread on brake rotor warp myths. It helped me understand a lot.

If that is the thread I am thinking it is, then take it with a grain of salt, the author is a complete beginner. Do your own research.

It doesn't really matter if you think they are warped, or not technically "warped", the tundra brake will definitely help you tow bigger loads, and should keep a bit cooler coming down I-70 so you can stay out of those runaway truck ramps.

CO_FlyFisher, don't be insulted by the basic question here, but are you keeping overdrive off and using engine breaking as much as possible? Does you trailer have brakes? Not sure if you could install some, but that would help. Might be cost prohibitive though.

 

[CO_FlyFisher]

So is that ALL you would need for the Tundra brake upgrade as far as parts? I have 16" wheels. Then I would just need someone to put that stuff on for me. :withstupid: (meaning me..haha)

Yep, just new calipers, rotors and pads (make sure they're all for the Tundra though; I used a 2002 Sr5 4x4 V6 for searching).

CO_FlyFisher, don't be insulted by the basic question here, but are you keeping overdrive off and using engine breaking as much as possible? Does you trailer have brakes? Not sure if you could install some, but that would help. Might be cost prohibitive though.

No sweat Nelsonmd, I didn't mention that and it is shocking how many people don't know to do that (engine braking) just in general. I had a CDL at one time when I was working construction in AZ, and I was driving a 2 1/2 ton work truck with a 15,000lb trailer all over Northern AZ. Suffice it to say I know the ins and out of towing... :

My trailer is either a small drift boat or a small cargo box. The boat weighs far more, but even it is only about 2,300 lb FULLY loaded (which it usually isn't), so no trailer brakes. Given the type of axle and hub setup it has, I don't think you could even put brakes on it w/o putting a whole new axle on. I already had to do that once when the bearing grenaded itself at 80mph (yes, it had just been repacked b4 the trip too), and since you can't just replace the hub and spindle, I had to replace the whole dang axle. Cost prohibitve is an understatement, and that's even with me doing all the work.

I use engine breaking whenever possible, but there are still SOOO many people coming down I-70 out of the mountains riding their brakes the WHOLE dang way, that it is practically impossible not to use mine some; enough that they still get hot. Honestly, it really ticks me off. I try to avoid the masses of sheeple traffic by coming home on a Monday or Tuesday, but anymore unless it is past about 11pm, you're going to have some traffic. IF the road is clear of traffic, I can come down doing about 70mph the whole way and barely even touch my brakes. Those times are few and far between anymore unfortunately.

 

[CO_FlyFisher]

Well $*!+... When I checked my order, the FRC 11039 caliper was showing that it won't ship for 3 WEEKS!!! :wtf:

I send an e-mail to Amazon, and they say that the item was actually not in stock when I ordered it, even though it may have said it was. :bash:

Everything else I ordered is supposed to be here middle of next week, and I had planned to do the install on my off Friday 10/29. So much for that now...:moping: Gee, thanks a lot Amazon!

 

[CO_FlyFisher]

I guess I should probably update this thread. I received all the parts just in time to get the work done on Friday Oct 29. Everything went off pretty much without a hitch. I will note that the flare nuts were kind of a pain to get the threads to start on the reman'd calipers, but once I had about 2 threads started by hand, they went on fine the rest of the way with a wrench.

The one exception was a slightly faulty bleeder screw that didn't initially seal quite all the way. I didn't realize this until I had finished and the truck sat for about an hour. It was just barely leaking out brake fluid, and after an hour there was a little puddle about 2" in diameter on the inside of the driver's side rim. Upon seeign this, I crawled back under to see what it was and found the source. Fixed it really quick and re-bled that side (not much air had gotten in). Otherwise no other issues, and it has been just fine ever since.

After bedding them late that night (~1:30am), the truck stops like a dream!!! My pedal is firmer and finally, NO MORE SHUDDERING! Well worth the ~$120 it cost me to upgrade!

:girl:

 

[Atreyus]

well 199mm calipers fit on a stock 15" rim 4runner?

 

[CO_FlyFisher]

NO!!! You'd need to get 16" factory rims at a minimum.

 

[Atreyus]

will* to my above post, and damn I'm going to have to do the tundra brake mod when I have alot of extra money lol.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Crap, I wish I'd have seen this thread earlier. I'd have loved to stop by while you were doing the upgrade if you wouldn't of minded.

This is on my to-do list also.

 

[CO_FlyFisher]

It is super easy! Honestly, not much harder than changing your brakes and flushing afterward.

 

[Scotty_T]

OK, so I live and work in an area where I go over a mountain to and from work everyday, so I am going to do this upgrade. My question is, what year Tundra are the 213mm calipers off of? Just so later on down the road if I ever have to order anything for them I know what make model year to get it for. Thanks!!

 

[CO_FlyFisher]

It doesn't matter. The 231mm calipers are the same across all years, but they started in 2003. They were retrofit to earlier model years under a TSB. The Sequoia also had the 199mm brakes, but I'm not sure if they ever got the bigger 231mm calipers.

 

[Big Bore]

We drive 285 every day from Park county to Golden and I just did a brake job couple months ago only to find my "gold" rotors were warped right from the start. Had em turned and it made a big difference but still have some of that "wobble". Wish I had known about this mod, it's now on the list. What is this "rebedding" you are talking about?