Taco: Did you do anything else with your brakes? Did you leave everything else stock? Should I consider doing this first before putting 2016 calipers in?
oh brother, you know i can't contain myself to short answers, so here we go.
I did add Hawk LTS pads, yet did not notice even a bit better stopping, I do stand by my earlier comment about TRD pads being a better all around pad than Hawk, but i'd be lying if I didn't enjoy testing a wide variety of components.
Steel braided from Goodridge out of Britain was who I went with because I didn't want to piece together a crown kit, plus i've had crown lines split rather regularly. Plus this kit comes with all six (6) lines needed.
As far at the whole tundra brake "upgrade" thing, yes the disk is larger, and leverage is always an improvement, but lets have some fun with science:
2008-2015 200s used a front disk that is 13.4 inches in diameter with a swept area (that's the rather important part) of 287 sq in.
The 2016-on 200 and 2007-on tundra front disk is 13.9 inches in diameter with a swept area of wait for it... 287 sq in.
Both these brakes have the same surface area because they use the same caliper with the same pistons and even the same pads, leverage is the only aid.
Now some with say that the engineers found that they were mistaken, and saw the light of using tundra disks in the year of our lord 2016. Ok, the tundra is a good truck, but there are things about it that were made to purely compete in the American full size truck market, and how you compete is by big numbers, doesn't really matter is it works better, but as long as the number is higher. From the front disks (because Silverado was 13.5) to the rear 10.5 ring gear (even though our 9.5 has a stronger housing, doesn't matter, 10.5 is better) 'Merica!!!!
The 2016 is filled with marketing numbers, from the 8 speed that wasn't needed and doesn't help mpg or towing (does have a sweet 4.795 first gear, but they ruined it by giving it 3.307 diff gears, yuk. also check out the fast lane truck and watch a 6 speed and a 8 speed 200 drive the towing test) to big 'ol DVD screens all to really compete against range rovers.
So I would invest in a $175 kit long before tossing a grand at something that won't do much, now if my disks were warped and pads gone, and a caliper may or may not be sticking, yea, I'd go to tundra components.
