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2003 Land Cruiser we bought used. Brakes were shot at 28k miles (we got it with 18k). Even though we were 2nd owner and it was out of warranty Toyota stepped up to the plate and replaced with stock (in 2005 or so). Within months and 1k miles they were shaking and shuddering again and Toyota just said it was heavy and brakes shake and wear out fast (Grrrr my 8,000 lbs Ford F350 that routinely hauls 14,000 lbs trailer went 105k miles on factory pads). End of last year my wife was sick of it so we took it to a non-Toyota shop. We still had 70/80% pads but the wife said FIX IT! So after lots of research we got Power Slot Cryo Rotors and EBC Yellow Stuff pads (Autoanything.com) and some StopTech stainless brake lines. They have a specific and goofy bedding processes which takes some miles and time and I wanted to give it another few months before giving a review. Pretty much the review is AWESOME!!!
1) No shake and shudder
2) Will face plant you the windshield if no seatbelt
3) Clean -- no dust
4) No noise
Total miles is about 2k so at least for now I can say they are obviously better than the inadequate factory setup.
For all four wheels it was 760.75 (rotors, pads, lines, shipping).
Short of a big brake kit this is a very good option. They look sharp too
They are slotted and for a 4x4 I don't really think drilled makes sense, may even be harmful. I do run slightly larger tires so I can have Toyo Open Country A/T tires (believe it or not, no A/T or M/T tires exist in factory size!). The size I got when it is close to being worn down will be about the size of the factory tire when new ... so it is really not out of spec much. But they are a little heavier and don't help the brakes, so I suspect with the factor street tread smaller tires they would be even better. The only downside of the Toyo tires is that I cannot exceed 120 mph ... WTF ... in an SUV on a public road I care about that kind of speed? The Open Country tires are excellent for wear, traction (especially snow), low noise, quality.
1) No shake and shudder
2) Will face plant you the windshield if no seatbelt
3) Clean -- no dust
4) No noise
Total miles is about 2k so at least for now I can say they are obviously better than the inadequate factory setup.
For all four wheels it was 760.75 (rotors, pads, lines, shipping).
Short of a big brake kit this is a very good option. They look sharp too
They are slotted and for a 4x4 I don't really think drilled makes sense, may even be harmful. I do run slightly larger tires so I can have Toyo Open Country A/T tires (believe it or not, no A/T or M/T tires exist in factory size!). The size I got when it is close to being worn down will be about the size of the factory tire when new ... so it is really not out of spec much. But they are a little heavier and don't help the brakes, so I suspect with the factor street tread smaller tires they would be even better. The only downside of the Toyo tires is that I cannot exceed 120 mph ... WTF ... in an SUV on a public road I care about that kind of speed? The Open Country tires are excellent for wear, traction (especially snow), low noise, quality.