Issues Upgrading Front Brakes to GX460

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

I've personally never used Akebonos before. If you have stock-sized tires, I'd get a low-dust pad. If you have larger tires, I'd get whichever pad is more aggressive (as it will create more dust).
 
I've been running Akebono PRO-ACT pads and Centric semi-coated all around on my rig. No complaints from me. They've done well for my driving style to include a few panic stops from idiots thinking cutting in front of a 5300 lb. vehicle was a good idea. If they were low dust, I wouldn't really know as I just let the rain wash the pig.
 
Matsui - it looks like we’re dealing with this at the same time. I just bought the same oem calipers and rotors with the part numbers above, and I bought Akebono pads. From my research I didn’t see the different part numbers that you linked to - I looked on the actual Akebono website, and it showed that the pads we need are the ACT976 pads. These cover both the gx470 and the 2010-14 gx460, they’re the same pads and the only option they show that fits. I’m not sure why partsgeek is showing multiple other part numbers, I’m not familiar with that site at all. I’m still waiting on my parts, so I haven’t yet installed them, but that’s what I found at least. I’m still not totally sure myself, but that’s what I’ve found and ordered.

Also, I’m a little confused about the slide pins - usually the non-oem pads will come with the needed hardware, but I don’t see how the slide pins can be the same for the gx470 and the gx460 - the calipers and rotors are thicker on the gx460, so the pins need to be longer. On the gx460 Powerstop calipers that i installed and had issues with, the slide pins were longer than my gx470 slide pins. So I’m confused why the Akebono ACT976 would work for both models, unless they don’t come with slide pins - maybe those need to be purchased from a dealer as well.

All of my parts should arrive tomorrow so maybe I’ll have some better answers then.
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.

Share this page

Back
Top Bottom