Napa vs. Oreilly vs. Pep Boys for Reman. Tundra brake calipers???

[Bearded Cabbage]

I have everything for the Tundra Brake Upgrade but I am weary on which store to get the calipers from. I will be going with the 13WL (231mm) size.

Prices:
Napa $90.09 + $55.00 core =$145.09
Oreilly $76.99 + $53.00 core = $129.99
Pep Boys $90.99 + $68.00 core =$158.99

Who has what on their rig?
And who has had any major problems with any of these.

The Oreilly ones I have heard are prone to seizing up after a short time and may be poorly rebuilt.

Pep Boys has them in stock, so it would be the easiest.

Napa I believe has the best quality but don't have any in stock and would have to order them (3-4 day) I'm willing to do that if the consensus is they are the know to be the highest quality.

Thank you for your help from someone excited to get better braking soon.

 

[PitbullRescuer]

I've used the ones from Advance Auto and had good luck as have quite a few others. I think they're about $75/each + core charge.

 

[smithTR4]

Has any given been able to give in their old calipers for the core charge?

 

[UnderFire]

My dad uses napa brake parts exclusively and hasn't had any problems in 15+ years.

 

[Justin727]

I've used oreilly's on my last right with no issue's what so ever.
I used oreilly's on my Tundra when 1 caliper seized up with no issue what so ever.

On my current rig I will be using Napa's as they come precoated black (So I don't have to paint them black) and offer free road side assistance for 2 years.

 

[White 4x4runner]

Rockauto.com

 

[Maiablt91]

Has any given been able to give in their old calipers for the core charge?

You could throw a 4Runner caliper in an alternator box and get a core refund for an alternator from Advance, Pep Boys etc.

Even a seasoned parts guy who knows what he is doing would have a real hard time taking a look at 4Runner caliper, without a Trundra caliper sitting next to it, and know it wasn't the right core.

They really just make sure there isn't a brick in the box and move along.

 

[Justin727]

You could throw a 4Runner caliper in an alternator box and get a core refund for an alternator from Advance, Pep Boys etc.

Even a seasoned parts guy who knows what he is doing would have a real hard time taking a look at 4Runner caliper, without a Trundra caliper sitting next to it, and know it wasn't the right core.

They really just make sure there isn't a brick in the box and move along.

I turned in my 4runner cores and got credit back in the Tundra boxes. They don't know or will remember what was in the box. They just know they're getting used caliper cores back and that's all they'll see.

 

[Nelsonmd]

Order from advance auto's website, they almost always have a 40% off coupon code active (or something close to 40%). I got them for something like $50/each.

Also, they took my old cores no problem.

 

[txbonds]

I did the napa eclipse models as they are coated black. They took my different sized calipers for the core. They look pretty nice but I've only had them a few months. I used toyota parts for everything else.

 

[zooroadbaja]

Autozone, no problems yet

 

[Rocky5000100]

Rockauto.com

:rockon:

 

[Blute]

You're probably fine with any of those options. I went with Autozone on my 199s, and had no problems returning the old 4runner calipers to get my core deposit back. Autozone.com currently has a 20% discount on ship-to-home orders. My Autozone calipers have been fine so far.

I would also look at Raybestos stuff from Amazon, they usually have pretty good pricing, even on loaded calipers. No core charges either.

Go with whomever is cheapest, and also taking into account ease of returns if you have any problems, and core returns, as applicable.

 

[PitbullRescuer]

I turned my 4Runner calipers in for the cores. No issue.

 

[Tee Jay]

Went with the eclipse from napa too since they were coated a glossy black. So far so good! :rockon:

 

[goro]

I got mine from O'Reilly and for what it's worth, I'm pretty sure they were just rebranded Raybestos calipers. Same with the 'Brake Best' rotors I got. Everything's working good so far.

 

[Jbot]

I tend to go with Napa parts unless its an emergency. Bit more expensive, but i know the quality is there and i have had absolutely no problems with any of there stuff, especially brakes.

I have had bad experiences with Orielly parts

Just my $.02

 

[Bearded Cabbage]

Thanks all for the responses, I will be ordering the Napa calipers tomorrow. As for rotors and pads, I am going all Toyota OEM from Toyotapart.com.

Rotors 43512-0C011 $59.36
Pads 04465-35290 $65.55
Shims 04945-35120 $39.74