[kai38]

When I 1st got my '06 Tacoma a month and a half ago I thought man these brakes work much better then my lifted heaveir Land Cruisers brakes did.
Now that I have the lift in the Tacoma it seems my brakes do not work as well. Is there any adjustment to be done like on the cruiser after the lift was installed?
On the cruiser the brake proportioning valve needed adjusting.
Thanks

 

[lotust]

not that I have seen. Better pads should help if your having a problem. :thumbup:

 

[05SCtaco]

SS lines but make sure you order the extended ones, the front from wheelers are only 1/2- 1inch longer.

 

[Jamco6000]

if you really wanted better brakes upgrade the rear drum brakes to disk. like they should be. and then extended ss brake lines

 

[6shooter]

push the pedal harder.... seriously though, i haven't really noticed any real difference in braking on my truck. i have 285's and steel wheels.
what size tires are you running?

 

[zmtnbik]

push the pedal harder.... seriously though, i haven't really noticed any real difference in braking on my truck. i have 285's and steel wheels.
what size tires are you running?

I'm running 285's as well and did swap out the rear b-lines for SS and haven't really noticed a difference in brake performance.

 

[polarfire]

Can you do a rear disk brake swap from a 4Runner or something? I did a search and never found out if it is possible. I can't believe Toyotas don't come with rear disks standard.

 

[bobad]

Can you do a rear disk brake swap from a 4Runner or something? I did a search and never found out if it is possible. I can't believe Toyotas don't come with rear disks standard.

That's on my growing "What was Toyota Thinking" list.

 

[J4RR]

Drum brakes are cheaper and stop better when truck is loaded with a bunch of weight.

 

[Wartsnuff]

if you really wanted better brakes upgrade the rear drum brakes to disk. like they should be. and then extended ss brake lines

i would not upgrade a truck to 4 wheel disk brakes. thats for sport cars.

i would say if your brakes feel mushy.. put the e-brake on a tick or two..

if your pedal seems great. clean and adjust the rear brakes. problem solved.

GMC used to use 4 disk brake setup... they have gone back to disk/drum....


cheers
Warts

 

[polarfire]

Drum brakes are cheaper and stop better when truck is loaded with a bunch of weight.

I've never heard this before. Do you have any data on this?? They may be cheaper but I've never heard of them stopping better. In the Jeep world (which is what I'm used to) it is very common to swap rear drums for rear disks. Much better stopping with larger tires both on and off road. Tires of 33" and up are a lot heavier then the stock ones and wear stock brakes out much faster. If it is possible to easily swap disks from another toyota such as the 4Runner (which I'm assuming has the same rear axle) and adjust the brake bias you could, in theory, have better stopping, less fade, better pedal feel and longer brake life.

Just for refrence, I just bought an '05 Tacoma Dbl Cab short bed TRD sport. My other vehicle is a '98 Jeep TJ running 5.5" of lift with 36" swampers, 4.88 gears, ARB's front and rear, and on and on...

 

[Wartsnuff]

I've never heard this before. Do you have any data on this?? They may be cheaper but I've never heard of them stopping better. In the Jeep world (which is what I'm used to) it is very common to swap rear drums for rear disks. Much better stopping with larger tires both on and off road. Tires of 33" and up are a lot heavier then the stock ones and wear stock brakes out much faster. If it is possible to easily swap disks from another toyota such as the 4Runner (which I'm assuming has the same rear axle) and adjust the brake bias you could, in theory, have better stopping, less fade, better pedal feel and longer brake life.

Just for refrence, I just bought an '05 Tacoma Dbl Cab short bed TRD sport. My other vehicle is a '98 Jeep TJ running 5.5" of lift with 36" swampers, 4.88 gears, ARB's front and rear, and on and on...

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drum brakes are self applying... so they do work better for load.

as soon as the lead shoe hits the drum the get forced into the adjuster that is fixed that force;s the other shoe into the drum.

cheers
Warts

 

[6shooter]

Can you do a rear disk brake swap from a 4Runner or something? quote]
nope. you'd have to use the tacoma housing and get 4runner axle shafts because the 4runners and fj's have coils in the rear. as far as i can tell, fj or 4runner axle shafts will not work in a tacoma housing. not to mention, for the cost and effort involved in trying to make it work, you can buy an aftermarket kit. PB has one i believe.

 

[polarfire]

Maybe it's just me but I have found very little evidence to support the statement that drums are better then disks in the rear. In stock form and in good condition there is little reason to swap them out for disks. However, if you are modifing your truck for either off-road (TRD 4x4 models like mine) or street performance (TRD prerunner) disks seem to be a better choice. Just google "disks vs drums". Here is a quick pros and cons I found:

Following are typical pros & cons for both disc and drum brakes:

Drums

• Pro - Less expensive since they're already stock
• Pro - Drums work better then discs as emergency brakes
• Con - They stop poorly when wet and can get clogged with mud
• Con - Stopping power can fade with repeated hard braking
• Con - Larger tires

Discs

• Pro - More consistant, straight line stopping power
• Pro - Dissipate heat better to stay cooler
• Pro - Less affected by water or mud
• Pro - Easier to maintain and faster to replace pads then shoes
• Con - More expensive to install (but maintenance costs should be less)

Most people will agree that discs are better than drums. However, stock drum brakes can be effective if they're in good working order and properly adjusted. Typically when people upgrade to disc brakes they're replacing worn out drums, so they see a vast improvement and are quick to credit their new disc brakes. Just keep in mind that when someone raves about their new disc setup some of it is due to simply having new parts.

SO...back to my question...will rear disks from a 4Runner or other toyota model swap to the tacoma??

 

[polarfire]

Can you do a rear disk brake swap from a 4Runner or something? quote]
nope. you'd have to use the tacoma housing and get 4runner axle shafts because the 4runners and fj's have coils in the rear. as far as i can tell, fj or 4runner axle shafts will not work in a tacoma housing. not to mention, for the cost and effort involved in trying to make it work, you can buy an aftermarket kit. PB has one i believe.

Can you just use the rotors from the FJ or 4Runner and swap onto the Tacoma shafts? Are they a different inner diameter? Couldn't you just have them milled out? Other then coils vs leafs and disk brakes are they the same axle on the 4Runner (ie. bolt pattern, shaft size and splines, ring gear)?

 

[Marc M]

I don't see disk brakes on 18-wheelers....:Bruce:

Just a thought....

Marc M

 

[polarfire]

I don't see disk brakes on 18-wheelers....:Bruce:

Just a thought....

Marc M

I don't see many 18-wheelers offroad either...:disappoin

 

[crusher03]

Today 06:36 PMMarc MI don't see disk brakes on 18-wheelers....

Not to get off subject, but they do make disks for 18 wheelers, and they will become more standard as new rules and regulations come into play.
http://www.roadranger.com/Roadranger/productssolutions/brakes/airdiscbrakes/index.htm

I know i can just push harder on the pedal, but a firmer pedal with a little more feedback would be nice.