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Hey All,

Well, someone decided to pull out in front of me yesterday, forcing me to get on the brakes hard enough that the ABS momentarily kicked in on the extremely dry road. Yep.... About 3 feet more, and I'd be working on finding a new bumper at the very least. And apparently I left some rubber behind (bought the tires a month ago).

Anyways, I think the stop used up whatever was left of my very sad brake pads. So I'm looking for some economical recommendations. My brother (2000 RS) went to the dealer, and he was told by the parts guy to not even bother with the OEM pads, as he'd be back soon. I'm not sure if he was speaking about my brother specifically (inferring his style of driving from the car), or about the life of the pads.

So... Any suggestions? I guess I should remind anybody with a suggestion that I'm in Toronto, and I've yet to find a source for some of the goodies that you guys speak of.

Thanks again, I'm off to bed. No more thinking about the car tonight for me!

What are you looking to spend?

I'd recommend axxis ultimates. They're a good pad for the price.

You can find them here www.stoptech.com

I'd suggest giving them a call as they may not have your vehicle listed on their website......they've been like that for a while now.

Legacy777 wrote:What are you looking to spend?

As little as possible! But I don't want to have to replace them in 3 months, which is what the parts guy told my brother he'd be doing with the 6 star OEM pads. I'll look into those pads you suggested Josh.

Thanks!

Anybody have any thoughts on the good OEM pads? From what I understand, there's the 5 star pads, the 6 star pads, and the OEM pads.

Or have I been reading wrong? While brakes are really important, I don't want to spend any more than I have to.

???

axiss has a pad called Deluxe Plus its in between the deluxe and the metal master. Very price friendly about $30 per set. Stoptech has them in stock. Make sure you specify deluxe Plus there is a diffrence they come in a blue box. I have used these pads on my WRX, and a couple of other cars I've owned. They are not a track pad, but are very happy auto crossing. Almost no dust and very quiet (they are an organic pad) this also makes them rotor friendly. They have good bite from the first press of the brakes unlike a lot of the expensive pads that have to warm up.

Awesome, I was just thinking about posting the same question. How difficult are brake pad replacement. I've been told it is pretty easy, and after replacing my control arm at home in half the time the dealership and an independent dealer quoted me on I really don"t want to take it in to get done. I also need new pads on our 4Runner but the Legacy always get to be the trial vehicle.

brakes on a subie are easy. take tire off....loosen one bolt.....slide the caliper up......push piston back in.....put new pads in....slide caliper down.....you're done.

What year 4runner do you have? If it's anything like my mom's 90 yota pickup.......it'll be even easier then the subie. They are 4-pot pistons. There's two pins you loosen....take the pads out....put new pads in.....and put pins back.

hey josh, when you said push piston back? is this what everyone says you need a C-clamp for?

Yes, that is why you need the C-clamp, and an old brake pad.

-Brian

you don't really have to use an old brake pad....but it does help.

I usually just push the pistons back in by hand.

I think I had a brain hiccup when I posted this question again. Anyhow, thanks for the recommendations. My 4Runner is a 92 so it should be almost identical to your moms. I found a pretty good write up on how to change pads on it. If anyone is interested.
http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/4Runner/m ... ce/brakes/

I've never been able to push the piston back in by hand. That's on three different cars too! You must be HUGE Josh

-Brian

If the brake hose is not connected to the caliper, then it's not too hard to push by hand.

I just have a technique to do it. Some pistons are definitely harder then others.

Okay, so I decided on the Axxis Ultimates for both my Legacy and 4Runner. Unfortunately I can't seem to find them for the Legacy. I think I'll probably just go with the Deluxe Plus. Anyhow, www.brakewarehouse.com had better prices than StopTech from what I saw. The Ultimates for the 4Runner were 46.99 versus Stoptechs $60.