TUNDRA Front Disc Brake Conversion
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TUNDRA Front Disc Brake Conversion
A friend of mine at a Toyota dealership in the mid-west wants to put together a "kit" for the retrofit of TUNDRA front rotors and calipers onto 4Runners with 16 inch wheels.
Can someone who has done this tell me how easy it is to do and what the necessary parts are for the conversion? Is any machining of the 4Runner front hubs or knuckles required? I am hoping it is a simple plug-and-play swapping the brakes and possibly changing only the dust shields.
Can someone who has done this tell me how easy it is to do and what the necessary parts are for the conversion? Is any machining of the 4Runner front hubs or knuckles required? I am hoping it is a simple plug-and-play swapping the brakes and possibly changing only the dust shields.
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Originally Posted by ManyMods
A friend of mine at a Toyota dealership in the mid-west wants to put together a "kit" for the retrofit of TUNDRA front rotors and calipers onto 4Runners with 16 inch wheels.
Can someone who has done this tell me how easy it is to do and what the necessary parts are for the conversion? Is any machining of the 4Runner front hubs or knuckles required? I am hoping it is a simple plug-and-play swapping the brakes and possibly changing only the dust shields.
Can someone who has done this tell me how easy it is to do and what the necessary parts are for the conversion? Is any machining of the 4Runner front hubs or knuckles required? I am hoping it is a simple plug-and-play swapping the brakes and possibly changing only the dust shields.
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Edwin,
Thank you for the reponse. Did you mean dust shield/dust cover or heat shield. I don't know where the heat shield would be.
I have read your posts about this in past threads.
Thank you for the reponse. Did you mean dust shield/dust cover or heat shield. I don't know where the heat shield would be.
I have read your posts about this in past threads.
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Edwin,
Thank you for the reponse. Did you mean dust shield/dust cover or heat shield. I don't know where the heat shield would be.
I have read your posts about this in past threads.
Thank you for the reponse. Did you mean dust shield/dust cover or heat shield. I don't know where the heat shield would be.
I have read your posts about this in past threads.
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My understanding from other posts is that the 199mm caliper fits no problem while the 231mm ones that came out after the TSB require some shaving of the wheel. Is this true? It might be something you have to take into account.
My understanding from other posts is that the 199mm caliper fits no problem while the 231mm ones that came out after the TSB require some shaving of the wheel. Is this true? It might be something you have to take into account.
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Originally Posted by mjwalfredo
Now,
My understanding from other posts is that the 199mm caliper fits no problem while the 231mm ones that came out after the TSB require some shaving of the wheel. Is this true? It might be something you have to take into account.
My understanding from other posts is that the 199mm caliper fits no problem while the 231mm ones that came out after the TSB require some shaving of the wheel. Is this true? It might be something you have to take into account.
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Ya the 199s will fit with minor cutting of the dust shield. The part you have to grind down or cut is very obvious when you try to fit the caliper. It is the half moon between the two bolts that mount the caliper to the spindle. If you don't shave down the dust shield then the inner pads won't seat properly. Other than that just get a standard set of tundra rotors and unbolt the old and in with the new. I read the post about the 231s but that requires alot more grinding and cutting.
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Ordering the correct parts
I would like to make sure I will order the right parts for the conversion. Can someone confirm that if I order the parts listed in this post (Links to parts included) that I will get the 199mm brakes. The webpage lists them as having a pad length of 4.7". Thanks ya'll.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...5&postcount=90
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...5&postcount=90
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Originally Posted by mjwalfredo
I would like to make sure I will order the right parts for the conversion. Can someone confirm that if I order the parts listed in this post (Links to parts included) that I will get the 199mm brakes. The webpage lists them as having a pad length of 4.7". Thanks ya'll.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...5&postcount=90
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/show...5&postcount=90
The 4.7" pads are for the 199mm brakes. The 5.3" IIRC pads are for the 231mm brakes.
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Originally Posted by 914runner
If one were to use Tundra or Sequoia wheels, would they still need shaved? Or no? What about LC80 or Jaos wheels?
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Personally, I wouldn't feel comfortable shaving the inside of any wheel, nonetheless, a wheel I actually paid for that didn't come on the truck.
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The amount I had to "shave" on the stock 16" wheels was minimal and simple. If I had to do it again I would still go with the larger calipers but I believe either is fine.
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Originally Posted by 914runner
But since the Tundras and Sequoias clear the 231mm brakes, why wouldnt tundra or Sequoia wheels on a 4Runner clear them?
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