Tundra brake upgrade... will this work?

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I wouldn't. Looks cheap. Nothing in that kit is OE. A common E-Bay lie. Does it come with the pad spacers & clips for the top of the calipers? Brakes aren't a place to cheap out with what I assume is Chinese junk. For another $75 you get get all Napa parts that are tried & true. I would buy OEM pads though, my last set lasted 133,000 miles & no aftermarket brand will last that long.
 
I would do what I did. OEM rotors, OEM pads and shims (toyota sells two types go with expensive set) with Napa calipers. Little pricier but the pads last forever like stated above and wont leave the black dust on the wheels.
 
I used an ebay kit from Stoptech for rotors, pads, shims. They are ceramic, no noise/no dust residue issues. Then AZ lifetime calipers.

Kit was under $100 SHIPPED! Calipers were like $80 each. So it ends up costing around $250. Didn't click your link, but cheap Chinese parts told me what it likely was. :)
 
I agree with everyone above. OE rotors/pads/shims and reman calipers from your favorite aftermarket store. I think I got away with paying about $400 for everything IIRC.

Don't try to save money on brakes by cutting corners, they're arguably one of the most important systems on the vehicle.
 
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I got a good deal on the brembos rotors which i believe they are oem spec and i got the calipers and brake pads from advance auto parts they give me a good deal on th rotors i think i got them for like $55 a piece and i got the reman calipers for like $68 a piece and got the ceramic brake pads, i havent install them yet but im hoping im going to start tomorrow after work. Overall i pay $310 for all of it
 
I used an ebay kit from Stoptech for rotors, pads, shims. They are ceramic, no noise/no dust residue issues. Then AZ lifetime calipers.

Kit was under $100 SHIPPED! Calipers were like $80 each. So it ends up costing around $250. Didn't click your link, but cheap Chinese parts told me what it likely was. :)

Do you have a link for the StopTech rotors and pads?
That price is awesome!
 
I'm planning to upgrade my 1st gen Tacoma front brakes to the Tundra 13WL calipers. I've searched the local junk yards, but there aren't any Tundras at the moment so I started looking for rebuilt calipers online.

These are the ones I've found so far:

Centric Posi Quiet Loaded Caliper (either zinc or OEM colored)
Power Stop S2712 Performance Caliper (powder-coated red)
brakeperformance.com Semi Loaded Caliper (option to powder coat)

Does anyone have experience with any of these? I really like the blue powder coating on the brakeperformance.com calipers but I can't find any reviews on them (lots of reviews for their rotors, but none on the calipers).

Thanks.
 

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