Michigan
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2025
Had to redo my brakes, after a stuck caliper. Good replacement.
Henry C.
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2025
2005 Toyota Tundra crew cab 4 x 4 front brake rotor & pads upgrade-Performance wise, couldn’t ask for any better! Performs great!!
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2025
You cannot go wrong with these. Great instructions, terrific quality, nice safety upgrade for towing with my 2002 Toyota Sequoia. Unmatched quality IMHO.
Shopper
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2025
Think about how your project might end after you read what happened to me. I purchased the kit to do the "Tundra Brake Upgrade" to my 2000 Toyota 4Runner. It arrived on time, was packaged well and I was happy to receive it. I ordered the stainless steel lines as well. I went to a friends house who is an ASE mechanic to install the system. Everything was going well, no rusty caliper bolts, the brake lines came apart easily, it was a great morning. Only took us three hours to get both sides installed and we were ready to bleed the brakes. When we went to loosen the passenger side bleed port, it snapped off. As you can see from the photo, it appears that it was installed while the paint was wet, or it was cross threaded. Either way, I had a fully installed system that was now non-functional. None of the local machine shops would touch it because of the conical seating required for the calipers. After hours of calls, our only option was to purchase a local AutoZone remanufactured caliper and finish the install so we had a drivable vehicle. I probably should not have to mention it, but will, I now have a nice shiny red caliper on the drivers side, and a grey caliper on the passenger side. So, not real happy with the finished product, along with the extra cost and extra time.Now with a drivable vehicle, I now faced the second problem of how to get the caliper fixed so I can have two shiny red ones as expected. Because it's less than 30 days, Power Stop said I have to contact Amazon. When I contacted Amazon, they were helpful, but I only had one of two options: 1) they would give me a partial refund of $125 (which is about what I paid for the remanufactured AutoZone caliper, or 2) they would refund me the entire kit, I could take out the broken part and then return it all.I took the partial refund and then called Power Stop to try and get the single caliper fixed. They don't repair their calipers (that's what they said), and since I had accepted the partial refund, they couldn't honor the warranty regardless. Although, none of that makes any sense, it's their policy. The lady who helped me was nice, and she didn't write the policy, so no sense in arguing the lunacy of it with her. It's just a shame companies aren't allowed to do the right thing because they must follow a prescriptive policy. While I realize someone reading this may say it's my fault as I should have opted for option 2. IMO: it makes absolutely no sense to ship out another 45 pound shipment, have it delivered, take out the one good caliper I need, then say it was broken upon delivery, and return the 45 pound shipment again. If it's not disingenuous, it's very unnecessary.It may not happen to you. Knowing what I know now, I would have gone NAPA or OEM, or even local auto store sourced. Getting everything from Rock Auto would have also been a reasonable option. At least then, you have some recourse. In hindsight, the price is about the same, this kit just seemed easier. You always pay for what you get, sometimes you get what you pay for. It could be that my whole purpose is merely to serve as a warning to others. Hope it works better for you.
Upsmanscott
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2025
My brakes were vibrating I decided to replace rotors and pads myself. The difference is so unbelievable I wish I had done it sooner.
John R
Reviewed in Canada on September 6, 2023
Have had on vehicle four months, performing just fine and no issues.
Okie-astro-teacher
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2023
So far so good. I did a 13wl upgrade to my ‘01 4Runner 6 years ago with NAPA calipers and OEM pads and rotors. The left caliper started sticking so it was time to replace the calipers and pads. After reading all the reviews, I thought I’d give this a try. Just a few hundred miles and so far I can say that they’re working very well. Give it about 10 to 20,000 miles and we’ll see how they’re faring then.
CEJJJ
Reviewed in Canada on July 13, 2023
Wouldn’t buy again, warped rotors within a year of light use.
OCD
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2023
I have a 1999 Runner Limited and was using Akebono pads with cross-drilled/slotted rotors in the OE size. I had recently replaced the brake booster, master cylinder, wheel cylinders and rear brake shoes. Prior to that, I replaced the rubber brake lines with Powerstop braided lines up front and a Sonoran Steel extended line for the rear.I bought these on sale for under $500 which was a great deal considering it was a complete kit with rebuilt OE calipers. They fit like the factory brakes but I did have to trim the dust shield. I have 17" wheels, so I didn't have any clearance issues.The only issue I had was getting the hard brake line attached to the caliper because I could not get the thread started. To make it easier, I disconnected the small hard brake line from the flexible brake line and connected to the caliper. Then I connected the flexible line to it.I bleed the brakes, then drove around and engaged the ABS on gravel a few times, then bleed them again and adjusted the rear brakes. Then I engaged the ABS again and did a final bleed. Once I did that, the soft pedal feel was gone.When cold, they are not great but once they are warmed up, there is a HUGE difference in stopping distance. (Edit) I have had a couple of close calls when the pads have been cold so I am going to be replacing them with either OE or Akebono.One thing that I didn't like is that the bleeder screws are 8mm instead of 10mm. But that is an easy fix, especially if you know ahead of time.
Stuff In His Shoes
Reviewed in Canada on April 13, 2022
Upgraded the callipers on my 2000 tundra. Bought this rotor and pad set at the same time. With a proper break in, it seems that they are breaking really nice and predictably and seem to handle high heat well. Hopefully this will end the warped rotor curse on my truck
wanttoknow13
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2021
So...I combed the 4runner boards for recommendations on the best way to upgrade my front brakes on my 1999 4runner. This is the kit that was recommended. Not the cheapest route but one of the better alternatives. I anxiously awaited the delivery. It came on time and as described by Amazon. The snafu happened when I removed my old calipers and rotor and realized that this particular kit's rotors were over an inch bigger in diameter than the ones that I had taken off. Instant panic. Had I ordered the wrong one? Had Amazon shipped the wrong rotors? (The calipers were the 13WL so that was correct). As it turned out it was the correct one after all. What I did not know was that the base 4runners came with 15 inch wheels and smaller rotors to accommodate the small wheel diameter. The rotors and calipers bolted up as they should. But only after I trimmed the dust shield (I knew that I was going to have to that) and bent the dust shield back away from the outer edge of the larger rotor.It took a full Saturday to replace calipers, rotors, brake lines, trim shields, paint rusty parts. And bed the pads and rotors.Looks good.But the most important thing is that it stops on a dime and doesn't immediately heat up and warp the rotors as it did with the original equipment.I would recommend this to anyone who has a 3rd generation 4runner. But be aware that the dust shield might be for a 15 inch wheel set up.
joe
Reviewed in Canada on June 23, 2018
Noticeably better front end braking. Will replace the tears with this kit when done.Hauled a 5000lb trailer in a 2006 sequoia on 35s and stopping power has increased by roughly 20% I'd imagine. Worth it in my opinion. Will see how long it lasts and holds up.
jonny
Reviewed in Canada on November 3, 2018
Brake rotors warped in less than 10,000kms and rotor surface has manufacturing defects also. Contacted manufacturer with no reply. Would not reccommend. :Edit after nearly 3weeks Power Stop replied to my email saying they will ship new rotors to me