Bolt-On Tundra Brake Upgrade for 96-02 4Runners

[SharpStick]

Yoters:

I did a piece on the 4Runner-Tundra brake swap that encompasses most of the tidbits of the project. It ran last month on off-road.com, and one that's a little different will be in 4WDTO next month. It's not 100% of the info, but you can get a pile of your answers there. It's really as easy as everyone says.

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[MasterWIII]

Finally, no more warped 4Runner rotors! Definitely an easy, must do upgrade. I have a set of MKW 17" wheels and they fit perfectly without grinding (199mm). So pictures will be up after the usb cord arrives for the camera...

[Okie81]

I did this mod last weekend and thought I'd contribute to an already great thread on this topic

I went with the S13we Calipers and the part numbers below:

Left loaded caliper = Raybestos RC11039
Right loaded caliper = Raybestos RC11040

FWIW, For the 231mm 13wl Calipers:
Left loaded caliper = Raybestos RC11549
Right loaded caliper = Raybestos RC11550



Just a couple notes:

1) To reaffirm, my 5 spoke alloys fit around the calipers with no problems or modifications

2) There was no modification required on my dust shield:


As you can see, It fit snug with no cutting or bending.

3) While unpacking/checking the parts I ordered online, I noticed that a couple bolts on the brake calipers were loose! So for safety sake, MAKE SURE ALL THE CALIPER BOLTS ARE SNUG, DON'T ASSUME THEY'RE TIGHT!!

If you're thinking about this upgrade, use this thread as your guide, it was a lot of help to me.

[Rock Slide]

Just curious Okie, what brand of rotors did you go with?

Nice work!

[Okie81]

Just curious Okie, what brand of rotors did you go with?

I went with Raybestos rotors as well, they have a standard rotor (#96939R), but I opted for the premium rotor (#96931). They cost a little more, but hopefully they'll hold up a little better/longer.

Thanks for all your info Rockslide, you had a few posts on YT that were very helpful to me as well.

[Rock Slide]

Glad I could help.

BTW, I like that they painted the hub portion of that rotor black. I tried doing that same look to mine w/ a can of spray paint, but the brake cleaner I used later that day, ate off all the spray paint. lol

[xcmountain80]

Oh oh I think I'm going to paint mine gold.............


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[MikeKMitchell]

231 13WL Calipers: I'm not seeing any Raybestos calipers when I google. All I see are A1 Cardone and Fenco remanufactured. Raybestos better? Remanufactured OK?

Rotors: Brembo 25534 are ~$80 each. Duralast ~$76 each. PBR ~ $45 each. Opinions?

Pads: Dealer ~$92. Duralast ceramic ~$55. Duralast non-ceramic ~$37. Akebomo ceramic ~57. Comments?

[CJM]

Fenco is crap, A1 is crap, raybestos probably since its a pepboys brand can only be had there. Reman'd is usually ok, but new is better of course.

Try finding an advanced auto, they usually carry better stuff. If you can find some bendix or ac delco would be best or OEM rebuilding some off a junked truck or something.

I would go with brembo rotors for the price, forget any of those pads and go buy some hawk LTS and you will be happy.

[MTL_4runner]

231 13WL Calipers: I'm not seeing any Raybestos calipers when I google. All I see are A1 Cardone and Fenco remanufactured. Raybestos better? Remanufactured OK?

Rotors: Brembo 25534 are ~$80 each. Duralast ~$76 each. PBR ~ $45 each. Opinions?

Pads: Dealer ~$92. Duralast ceramic ~$55. Duralast non-ceramic ~$37. Akebomo ceramic ~57. Comments?

For calipers I'd definately stay away from Fenco and A1 Cardone, instead try to find Bendix, Raybestos, ACDELCO or get a used OEM set off a junked Tundra. You may also want to get loaded calipers (ie they come with the caliper, pads and brake hardware for the install).

For rotors I'd go with Brembo, they are worth the money.

For pads (if you buy unloaded calipers) I'd use Akebono Ceramic or Hawk LTS as suggested earlier.


You can also try www.rockauto.com for prices, I've had good service from them in the past.