Thanks for the PN.
What brake pads are you running
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Thanks for the PN.
2016 4Runner SR5
Senior Member
Ran them on one of my jeeps for 30K sold it with those same pads still in great shape. I've run them on my wifes truck which now has 110K on it and I get about 50K out of each set. I swap them when they get low, that's the only stipulation. If they go to metal on metal, the warranty is void. Buy them once, swap as many times as you need for the life of the vehicle.
daniresch
New member
I'm sure OEM's are great. I went another route though and bought these on amazon. $32 shipped. Comes with built in shims, and all the pins and clips. They don't make any noise and brake much better than my old pads so I'm happy.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000C02LYG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000C02LYG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
JRZEE2000TR4LTD
Senior Member
Why would I change pads just because they are squealing? You can look at the thickness of the pads and see if they are worn. The shim kit is actually 2 pieces of metal, one solid and one with cut outs in it. Not sure what the purpose is exactly but being that mine NEVER squeak and they last so long, I'll trust that the engineers of said brake pads and shims are smarter than I am. Isn't the reason why we love these trucks is their durability and design and not their planned obsolescence like so many other makes of vehicles?
Was that a joke?
The rear shoes probably get replaced once.
But the fronts are more frequent.
Aren't they?
jgue467
Senior Member
No. But yeah the fronts do about 70%+ of the stopping work.
But if you have good rear shoes, properly adjusted, they take lots of the load off the fronts so they too last longer, not to mention it'll stop earlier.
Luck and enjoy! :cowboy:
gamefreakgc
Elite Member
Yes, they are more frequent than the rears but I've put over 80,000 miles and counting on a single set of front disk brakes. It also depends on your driving style and how hard you are on them.
That sounds more like what we would expect which is the rears to last twice as long as the fronts where the rears might go, depending on lots of factors, from 150K to 200K miles (also depending on how close you want to get that bottom front corner of the shoe to the metal backing).
I would expect in general about 80K on the front and 160K on the back.
I would expect the rotors to last two pad or shoe changes.
That makes the rotors around 160K and the drums at close to lifetime mileage of 320K.
That means only the drums are once in a lifetime of a Toyota 4Runner! LOL
gamefreakgc
Elite Member
Yeah I did rear shoes at 200k because of leaky axle seals and had the drums resurfaced, they were pitted pretty bad though. But for about $40 I had brand new drums essentially so I guess I'm good until 400k lol.
Its amazing how cheap rotors and drums are now that they all come from China.
What is your experience with them?
Is the quality as good as OEM?
Have you notice more brake dust on your wheels?
Mr. Goodkat
New member
I put Akebono pads and Centric rotors on our Camry and I'm very happy with the setup. It's very smooth and quiet just like factory. At the time I thought I read that Akebono makes pads for some automotive companies one of them being Toyota, but don't quote me on that. When I upgrade to Tundra brakes I was thinking of doing the same setup but now I'm being convinced to go OEM. On another brake conversion write-up someone mentioned that they went with OEM pads because Toyota pads aren't chamfered on the ends providing a little more brake pad surface right from the start. Something to consider anyway.
Yes but with a lot of highway miles. The drum shoes seem super durable too. I replaced those with OEM, and turned the original drums. I put Brembo blank rotors on the front even though the originals were still OK. I still have the original headlamp bulbs after 20 years too and a few other things that lasted weirdly long.
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I'm using he duralast cmax pads I think. I'm on my 2nd set at 140k miles. I only replaced the first set as I had a frozen caliper that was wearing the one pad uneven. The other side was only wore about 1mm from the new set. I put the first set on at 90k and the replacements around 130k. They grab just as good as my stock pads (that I remember) and the warranty of worth it to me. Even if I have to replace them every 2 years it take an hour tops and I spent no extra money.
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RS Dude
Member
Hee, Hee, Hee! Me too, I still have the original headlight and front turn signal bulbs at almost 315k miles!:trophy:
cleanrunner
New member
ive been running Advics ceramic oem pads and brembo rotors. brembo drums in the rear aswell but as typical with 4runner occasional caliper stick.
