Re: TOY: Brakes

["Bryan P. Knowles" <insp79@xxxxxxxx>]

Mike,
Consider installing the cross dilled rotors from Downey, or Performance
Products.
I installed these several years ago. I tend to drive really fast...and therefore
often need to slow down really quick. I used to experience sudden flashes of
life before my eyes
when I realized that I was not going to be able to stop in time, pror to hitting
an obstacle in time.
I installed the cross drilled rotors in the front on my Toy 4Runner and now I
literally
can stop on a dime.
Granted, they do have disadvantages:
If I wear the brake pads down (TRD Carbon/Copper Pads) intothe rotor
I have to change the rotor. It cannot be turned on the conventianal rotor lathe.

Try them you might like them.

Bryan P. Knowles
TLCA#11201
'92 4Runner
insp79@home.com



"Payne, Mike K." wrote:

> I know this has been talked about before but I don't remember the answer to
> my question.
>
> I want to go vented in the front because of bad brake fade and that
> "extremely" awful squealing noise my brakes make when they get hot...
> normally it isn't that bad but in bad traffic it can be downright
> embarrassing... it isn't as if everyone isn't already staring at me.
>
> So is there a rotor I can just bolt on?  I don't want crossdrilled because I
> don't trust them... I just want the extra cooling associated with vented...
> Do I have to change calipers?
>
> Any help is appreciated...
>
> Any thoughts on rear disc would be helpful as well... the rear technically
> doesn't do much of your braking according to my (often inaccurate)
> knowledge... so why bother with the conversion?
>
> Thanks in advance...
>
> '85 Xtra Cab
> 4x4Wire.com Toyota Section http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/

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