[TacoRebocho]

What brake pads should I go with, stock 2002 pads or TRD pads?:shrug:

 

[AZSCTACO]

EBC Greenstuff

 

[jerry]

EBC Greenstuff

2nd:waytogo:

 

[TacoRebocho]

Will these be OK for off roading?

 

[AZSCTACO]

You'll be fine.....they bite great. There are a lot of options out there. My experience was great with the EBC Greenstuff pads. Just dont get the Reds.

 

[CBRBob]

Whats the reds?

 

[Enola Gaia]

Whats the reds?

EBC denotes its different series by color ....

Black = Basic OEM replacement
Green = 'Sport Compound' for more initial braking effect and fade resistance
Red = Ceramic, supposedly designed for street racing
Yellow = High friction / heavy duty - recommended for trucks with larger wheels and / or heavy loads

 

[CBRBob]

OK, so why stay away from them?

 

[George4drV6]

OK, so why stay away from them?

They have to be hot to function properly. You wont maintain the proper heat on the street for them to be optimal, BUT in a racing environment they will stay hot and functional.

 

[tacomaman]

Looks like the yellows would do me good the 2wd brakes suck when hauling 1000 lb loads.

 

[TacoRebocho]

You'll be fine.....they bite great. There are a lot of options out there. My experience was great with the EBC Greenstuff pads. Just dont get the Reds.

Thanks...

 

[CBRBob]

Cool, thx.

 

[TacoRebocho]

You'll be fine.....they bite great. There are a lot of options out there. My experience was great with the EBC Greenstuff pads. Just dont get the Reds.

Sorry to be a pain.

Are they better than the TRD ones? What are the differences?

 

[RevHard6]

TRD pads are the same as Performance Friction pads. Or at least used to be. You can get them at Autozone with lifetime replacemnt. Cheaper than TRD for the same performance.

 

[Mark 2003DC]

They have to be hot to function properly. You wont maintain the proper heat on the street for them to be optimal, BUT in a racing environment they will stay hot and functional.

In my experence, cramic pads will work just fine on your vehicle. I replaced my stock pads a couple of weeks ago with Dura-Last Gold ceramic pads from Auto Zone and my truck stops great with them. If fact it stops better now than it did with the stock pads. It took a little getting used to because they stop the truck quicker now when I have to hit the brakes quick in traffic.

 

[h2oplaydamian]

I live in the mountains and need all the breaking i can get but before i sold my kidney to buy the stoptec big brake kit i used the ebc yellow stuff with brembo cross drilled rotors and they worked great better than stock for me TILL THE UP GRADE but the ebc yellow stuff pads smell like rotten fish!

 

[h2oplaydamian]

TRD pads are the same as Performance Friction pads. Or at least used to be. You can get them at Autozone with lifetime replacemnt. Cheaper than TRD for the same performance.

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