4Runner brakes in GX?

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2002tii

2002tii

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Are V8 4Runner front discs and rotors the same as GX 470 units? They have the same part numbers from aftermarket suppliers but I was hoping to buy OEM parts. There appears to be a fairly hefty price difference between Camelback Toyota and Sewell Lexus (the Toyota parts are cheaper).

Thanks!
 
They should be the same (pads and rotors), you should be able to look them up on ToyoDIY and confirm.
 
IMO the pads currently produced by toyota are not the best. I go for EBC Green pads, or Hawk LTS. Both of these have lower dust, better braking, and less fade than the oem pads. For rotors brembo, DBA, and OEM all seem to hold up very well.

To answer your question the 4 runner pads will fit, I don't know if they are the exact same composition.
 
What pads are you using with the EBCs?

Interestingly, the lowest price for OE rotors seems to be Sewell Lexus - once I figured out I had to be logged in to see the Club Lexus pricing. Conveniently, Sewell is right down the road from me (and I've bought cars from them in the past, so I am not just a mooch!)
 
I currently use the 7000 series EBC green pads on my 80. I haven't changed the brakes out on the GX yet, but depending on availability will use the same thing. They made a huge difference on the 80 from OEM pads, which I found to be noisy and dirty.
 
whats the best source/price for the EBC stuff.....need to do some maintenance.
 
I have them on the back and have run them on the front. No issues. Great performance (better than OEM).

I got a warped set and ended up getting a second set free, hence me selling them.
 
I'm running Hawk LTS on ours, they are stronger than OEM, with less dust. I'd recommend them.
 
GXO said:
I have them on the back and have run them on the front. No issues. Great performance (better than OEM).

I got a warped set and ended up getting a second set free, hence me selling them.
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Since I can't find a PM function (in order to keep this thread from becoming a marketplace) on IH8MUD here are my questions:
What is included in your sale, how much, I would probably have to check shipping bc I cant get to the Atlanta area anytime soon. Thanks
 
There is a four sale thread. It is just the front EBC slotted and vented fronts. No pads. Let me get to a computer and I will link


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so i have been researching brakes for the GX, as i am coming close to needing a brake job on mine and this is what i found;

a lot of us have ether heard or experienced the sticking caliper issue(its a 120 problem -4runner and gx) and they typical way around this has been to just replace with new oe calipers or a caliper with a lifetime warranty. this is what i was going to do until i stumbled across this infor over on t4r.org. basically the guys over there are upgrading to the 5th gen calipers(150 platform) and not having issues, plus the pistions are bigger. everything bolts up and hooks up just fine, so i will be doing this when it comes time for new brakes. -ill probably go to NAPA and get their lifetime warranty calipers for a 2014 4runner.

as for rotors i have had issues with my EBC rotors i got for my 3rd gen 4runner. they were exceedingly noisy, and warped withing a year -come to find out i have a frozen caliper on the truck -i had done the tundra brake upgrade on it fwiw. anyhow i decided to go a different route with brake rotors, so i went to LC Engineering and ordered a set of their cross drilled and slotted tundra rotors for my 4runner and i have never looked back. they are quieter than the EBC(slotted and dimpled-i thought i was ordering drilled and slotted) and provide much better stopping power and fade resistance. so i called up LCE as i did not see a rotor on their web sight for a 5th gen 4runner and i wanted to ask what if any differences there are between the 4th and 5th gen 4runner rotors. the guy i talked to did not know but said he would find out and told me that they did infact have a different part number. got a call back in a bout 20min and he stated that the deck height to hat height was different, not by much but they were different, as well as outer diameter again not by much but the 5th gen rotors are slightly larger. and while the changes were not much -as people are successfully using 4th gen rotors with 5th gen calipers they could be risk of excessive wear on in side of pad or pistions than the other due to the deck height being slightly different thus not allowing the caliper to work evenly.

so when i do this upgrade i will be getting my front drilled and slotted rotors from Premium Cross-Drilled & Slotted Brake Rotors -the same company that LCE gets all of their rotors from, for a 5th gen 4runner, and order my rears from LCE as they were very helpful and i have been doing business with them for over 10 years and never once had and issue with them.

so yeah just some food for thought on the brakes...
 
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