toyota education is expensive

Lane splitting brah!!!! Then he'll hit some other unsuspecting rube!

 

Now here is the other side of the coin. I've never owned a brand new T4R. Does the owners manual say anything about bedding in the pads and rotors? Once I started doing this procedure with all my trucks, the stopping distance was reduced a lot. The pedal feels a little firmer and the brakes over all feel a lot stickier. Could this be a symptom? I doubt that the port of entry workers or dealers are doing this.
https://www.zeckhausen.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=6446_6443

 

I've wondered this about new vehicles as well. Might be one of the reasons that people say aftermarket brakes are so much better than factory. I am sure the more aggressive pads are better, but maybe lack of bedding makes the difference worse.

 

B R A K E S, not breaks.

For fuck sake.

 

I have no brake creep either, even with the A/C on causing the engine idle speed to go up and down while pointing down hill.

The only compliant I have is the dead zone in the first few inches of brake pedal travel. I've driven a Toyota Venza and the dead zone is even worst than the T4R.

 

Dude....go have a Kit Kat

 

Good description = pedal dead zone
When they (finally) engage, they work great.

 

Ill take that kit kat if he doesnt want it

if brake break in was necessary it would be more notable at time of delivery. I have had a few new rides and it has never been mentioned on any. If so we would all be reading and hear from our uncles....make sure you break in those new brakes on the new 4runner or it wont stop

 

Lol. I am relaxed.

 

Are they ceramic pads or semi metallic?

 

https://www.1aauto.com/toyota-lexus-front-ceramic-brake-pads/i/tybps00008?f=1009917&y=2016&utm_campaign=gb_csv_br&utm_content=BPS&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn9W_kIex5QIVDHiGCh1Togu1EAQYBCABEgJzDvD_BwE

Ceramic per above

 

So much bad info in this thread...

That or I'm not picking up on the sarcasm/jokes.

 

Mods, plz delete thread

 

I believe it is both jokes & ignorance. Sometimes I just stay silent to forgo the insanity.
Let people learn on their own. You cannot tell some people.
P.S. this is directed @ the scope of this discussion, not at any one particular person or post. We all joke & some learn the hard way...

 

Why would they delete this? Because you request it to be...
There is no one threatening anyone here? Because of odd questions and jokes a post should be shut down? You didn't even start the post!
Why are you offended?

 

P.S. just because you don't get it doesn't mean it isn't funny.

I said I would stay out for my own sanity! Look at me now. "Can't nobody stop me I am all the way up"!

 

What's bedding the brakes?

 

Pretty well explained here
https://www.zeckhausen.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=6446_6443

 

Wow, you bit on that hard. Yeah, literally not offended at all. I was trying to be respectful and put an end to the cringiness of this thread before that man's poor 4Runner suffers more.

 

WOW JUST WOW !!!

2020 SR5 PREMIUM 4WD. Brakes are perfect no issues. You have power brakes like any other truck out there. Weak legs? Yes brake pedal feels like "rv" brakes. But it stops the 4 runner. No big.deal.

 

Never bedded any of my brakes no issues here.

 

Prob from that tire shine crap you all use? Or rim cleaner?

 

Bedding brakes isn't absolutely necessary. It is just a procedure to help expedite the process of mating the pads to discs while potentially increasing the overall performance of the brakes.

Will your brakes work find without the procedure? In most cases, Yes.

I personally choose to bed my brakes.

 

I use Hawk pads on my trucks. They call for it.
https://www.hawkperformance.com/how-to

 

The brakes on my 2017 Tacoma TRD pro are great. I also engage and disengage 4hi plenty and drive it quite a bit to make sure I at least get the 10 miles per month in as per the owners manual (no turning of course.) Never had any issues in the 3 years I have owned it. The brakes on my 2018 SR5 P feel better and seem to take even less pedal effort though.

 

Sounds like a reason to not pay for faulty brakes. "DID YOU BED THEM", oh you didn't. Well the owner has certain things that are expected to be known. Sorry.

Dealers use to say , for decades , let the piston rings mate with the cylinder walls. Drive 35mph for a few miles and don't push the engine for at least 500 miles. If you don't your car will use oil.

Total BS First of all if the brakes need to be BED the company would be telling you , for liability reasons. Think about it.

 

my brakes have been a little grabby lately. im shy of 65k :/ ill have to check the carfax to see if/when they were worked on previously.

 

Never saw the point in bedding them since most new vehicles come with couple miles. I'm sure the guys driving them around didn't bed them.