Upgrade 3rd Gen 4-Runner Front Brakes
Brian R.
10-10-2017, 07:28 PM
I finally upgraded my 2000 4-Runner's front brakes with those from a 2001 Tundra. They are a serious upgrade and bolt right on. They work great and really stop it, very smooth and powerful.
I found that the original steel spare wheel rubs the 199-mm calipers slightly. I bought a new aluminum wheel to match the ones on the truck and are using that as a spare.
The choice in brakes from the Tundra boils down to whether you want a bolt-on swap, or an almost-bolt-on swap.
The 199-mm set bolts on with no mods and this is the set I installed.
The 231-mm set gives better stopping, but at the price of having to mod your wheels if you have standard 6-spoke 4-Runner wheels like mine.
Here are the parts I bought as shown in Amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L7TQBYW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (X2) I know that they show a 5-lug rotor in the picture, but the numbers are correct for the Tundra.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019NUEKDK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004SL4QAW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KTIAA0S/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000M8PZGE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002JMAKW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
See these articles on the subject:
http://www.off-road.com/trucks-4x4/project/project1620.html
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f2/tundra-brake-upgrade-pcd-my-calipers-high-gloss-red-133294/
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f2/01-tundra-brakes-installed-98-gen-3-4runner-146160/
http://www.off-road.com/trucks-4x4/project/project1620.html
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/84463-231mm-199mm-tundra-upgrade.html
I found that the original steel spare wheel rubs the 199-mm calipers slightly. I bought a new aluminum wheel to match the ones on the truck and are using that as a spare.
The choice in brakes from the Tundra boils down to whether you want a bolt-on swap, or an almost-bolt-on swap.
The 199-mm set bolts on with no mods and this is the set I installed.
The 231-mm set gives better stopping, but at the price of having to mod your wheels if you have standard 6-spoke 4-Runner wheels like mine.
Here are the parts I bought as shown in Amazon.com:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L7TQBYW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (X2) I know that they show a 5-lug rotor in the picture, but the numbers are correct for the Tundra.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019NUEKDK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004SL4QAW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KTIAA0S/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000M8PZGE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002JMAKW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
See these articles on the subject:
http://www.off-road.com/trucks-4x4/project/project1620.html
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f2/tundra-brake-upgrade-pcd-my-calipers-high-gloss-red-133294/
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f2/01-tundra-brakes-installed-98-gen-3-4runner-146160/
http://www.off-road.com/trucks-4x4/project/project1620.html
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/84463-231mm-199mm-tundra-upgrade.html
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