John McVicker
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FJ60 brake drums – OEM vs aftermarket/sources?
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You know where I stand. 
. Buy-cry once.
. Buy-cry once.
I agree. BOCO.
There are no aftermarket drums currently available in USA the quality of the OE drums.
Mountain Brand/ Ikuta was or is the OEM, but no longer available. Find a local dealer who will match internet price and save the shipping, while they are still available.
There are no aftermarket drums currently available in USA the quality of the OE drums.
Mountain Brand/ Ikuta was or is the OEM, but no longer available. Find a local dealer who will match internet price and save the shipping, while they are still available.
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I am going to be the contrarian here, and I have become a OEM-only convert since I started my shop, but we use aftermarket drums in the shop all the time without issues, I don’t think the OEM drums are worth it. My thoughts are that the adjuster/shoe hardware all being in good shape and correct OEM is what is really important to everything working well.
John McVicker
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@cruisermatt …aftermarket drums…which particular brand would you recommend/trust?
Several months back I lost my brakes in Moab on Elephant Hill. Finally got it to stop…but it was the scariest event in my many years of wheeling. I have now addressed everything in my braking system except for my drums, including some parts from @cruisermatt
Leaning towards OEM even tho it’s a MAJOR price difference with aftermarket vs OEM. I have one dealer within 3 hours of my home. Just called him…$200 each, but at least no shipping charges.
Several months back I lost my brakes in Moab on Elephant Hill. Finally got it to stop…but it was the scariest event in my many years of wheeling. I have now addressed everything in my braking system except for my drums, including some parts from @cruisermatt
Leaning towards OEM even tho it’s a MAJOR price difference with aftermarket vs OEM. I have one dealer within 3 hours of my home. Just called him…$200 each, but at least no shipping charges.
. $200 EACH now. Damn.
John McVicker
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Yes, this dealer is a total rip off. On other parts I can’t even get them to match the often lower prices of Camelback Toyota in Phoenix.
I found the drums at other Cruiser places for $193 each…then shipping is aprox $75. So $200 & no shipping is what I will have to live with if I do go OEM. Right now I’m leaning that way.
as of approx. 1 1/2 years ago .........
- Only the Genuine Toyota Parts # 42431-60020 for GHOST was :
- Dynamic balanced post casting and final matching process's , this is defined by both drilling core holes and spot-welding large flat weights same as a Old 40 / 55 Pre split case parking brake drum was
- exterior surface , has a " BREMBO-LIKE " dark machine grey anti-corrasion coating well applied
- 100% made in JAPAN
- nothing on the global market anywhere could touch all these very high end precision features ,
- the TOP END most Expensive ROCK AUTO option boasts in a sad-bragging way all about being balanced ..............?
- i will never understand why BREMNO Made in Italy has NOT banged out the Front Rotors Front Calipers and Rear Drums here ?
- SUPER HILUX 2005 & Wify's Unicorn 1 modle year only 2002 Taco 3.4L 5VZ-FE Diff Lock ATM Taco 4door Pre runner are both saddled now front Brembo rotors and Rear Drums on SXUPER HILUX , Taco only under 74K still ......
- if you Shop Smart around a bit , you can SNiFF Out MADE IN JAPAN ADVICS Front Pads ( Genuine AKE-BONO Re-Box'd ) @Spike Strip and i hunted a many Full Rotations ago on what the differences are in the ROCK AUTO AKE-BONO's vs the ADVICS boxed ones ?
- the Price Point Jump into another Orbit is #1 , with and without shims is the other .......as i recall ....both made in JAPAN
- Rear Shoes .............?
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the Cheezy-Heavy Metal poor choice of the Theme Music told me to Run the F away from Chairman MAO gets balanced ..... !
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John McVicker
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Thanks everyone, just ordered 2 OEM drums. Will be here 8/19…$200 each.
Appreciate your input.
Appreciate your input.
fjc-man
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I placed an order yesterday for OEM drums and a shoe kit for my 79 J40 through the Toyota of Decatur 25% off, free shipping sale for 190 bucks 
Late to reply but I’m still using the Napa drums. Guess I need to pick up some OEM while they’re available.
John McVicker
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Yes Sir, and that’s another reason I went OEM.
Fwiw, we stock and I personally prefer the OEM drums (our part# BRD60020) but we have an aftermarket India made drum that we’ve sold for a decade or more with zero issues and they are in the $70 range as I recall. Our part# is BRD60020AFT and they fit 8/80-90 4x/6x/7x semi & full-float.
You’ll pay shipping, but no tax
You’ll pay shipping, but no tax
I placed an order yesterday for OEM drums and a shoe kit for my 79 J40 through the Toyota of Decatur 25% off, free shipping sale for 190 bucks
Have you received your Drums?
Just asking because my experience with Toy of Decatur is when they sell stuff too cheap, you never get it and have to ask for a cancel/refund, which they quickly do.
fjc-man
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Yes, I received my order before the sale was even over.
John McVicker
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Ok, I’ve procrastinated long enough…this post will put this job front & center.
. I’ve had the new OEM drums for about 6 months now, about to tackle this job.
. I’ve had the new OEM drums for about 6 months now, about to tackle this job.
I’ll be doing my rear brake overhaul in the next week or so as well. Looking forward to hearing your results John! I’ll post up my results. Ended up with OEM drums as I waited for one of those sales from Toyota and scored a set 20% off.
John McVicker
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Will do @DrRock And this is exactly why I posted this ‘update’. This will encourage me to actually get this job done. I’ve still got a lot going on during the next 30-45 days tho. But sooner rather than later
In October of last year while doing Elephant Hill in Moab my rear brakes failed & I thought I was actually going to die. I got her stopped & it wasn’t ‘that’ bad…but at that instant I didn’t know it…so I thought I was gonna die.
Since then I’ve replaced the rear shoes and wheel cylinders on both sides. All that’s left now are these new drums. I’ve had this 60 almost 25 years & it’s now pushing 400k. What’s on there is probably not the original drums but they are at least 25 years old.
I’m hoping this last step will get me back to where they feel really good. Again, stand by, I will report back when finished.
In October of last year while doing Elephant Hill in Moab my rear brakes failed & I thought I was actually going to die. I got her stopped & it wasn’t ‘that’ bad…but at that instant I didn’t know it…so I thought I was gonna die.
Since then I’ve replaced the rear shoes and wheel cylinders on both sides. All that’s left now are these new drums. I’ve had this 60 almost 25 years & it’s now pushing 400k. What’s on there is probably not the original drums but they are at least 25 years old.
I’m hoping this last step will get me back to where they feel really good. Again, stand by, I will report back when finished.
Awesome, sounds good John, I've completely refreshed my braking system and purchased all new springs from @cruisermatt so like you I'm looking forward to having a fresh setup. I found that once this braking system is in factory tune, it's more than adequate to stop this truck even when loaded.Will do @DrRock And this is exactly why I posted this ‘update’. This will encourage me to actually get this job done. I’ve still got a lot going on during the next 30-45 days tho. But sooner rather than later
In October of last year while doing Elephant Hill in Moab my rear brakes failed & I thought I was actually going to die. I got her stopped & it wasn’t ‘that’ bad…but at that instant I didn’t know it…so I thought I was gonna die.
Since then I’ve replaced the rear shoes and wheel cylinders on both sides. All that’s left now are these new drums. I’ve had this 60 almost 25 years & it’s now pushing 400k. What’s on there is probably not the original drums but they are at least 25 years old.
I’m hoping this last step will get me back to where they feel really good. Again, stand by, I will report back when finished.
Looking forward to seeing you at SAS.
Cheers, James
John McVicker
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Ok @DrRock I finally got off my butt & installed 2 new OEM brake drums on my 60. Crazy expensive @ $200 each. Seems we are either crying because the parts are too expensive or that what you need is no longer available.
Now since my near death experience last year in Moab, I’ve replaced everything on my rear brakes, springs, shoes, drums, wheel cylinders & even one backing plate. When it comes to brakes at least, as @OGBeno always says…’buy once cry once’.
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