Brake Pads Unevenly Wear Down

does anyone have a reputable source for the parts necessary to facilitate a brake job?

 

Uh. Like DYI or shop?

We need a location if its local to you.

 

A brake job can mean a lot of things. You could have warped rotors on one side or the other causing uneven wear. Does the steering wheel wobble when you’re braking? If you’re just doing the pads go to your local or oreilly or auto zone and pick up some pads. Not sure if 4th gens have pads and shoes in the rear like 5th gens.

 

4th gen have rear pads

 

We need some more descriptive info from you in order to give better recommendations.

But, some general info:
-any proper standalone brake shop can do whatever work you want, they'll just vary on price
-4th gen 4runners have discs up front, and discs in rear, with the E-brake utilizing an internal drum with shoes within the rear disc
-the front rotor/caliper combo can be two different sizes stock - either a 12.8in rotor or 13.3in rotor and accompanying caliper, if I recall correctly (the larger of the two also known as 'doing the big brake/5th gen/Tundra upgrade')
-front caliper torque rating to attach caliper to knuckle: 91 ft lb
-rear bracket torque to mount: 77 ft lb
-rear caliper to bracket: 65 ft lb
-there are small brake fluid nipples on each caliper to drain the system as needed, they need to be tightened

If your pads are wearing unevenly:
-could have air in the system and need to purge
-could have air in the ABS module, which cannot be fixed at home, must be taken to dealer/specialty shop for them to open it up
-could have incorrectly torqued calipers
-could have misaligned rotors on the hub
-could have 'bad' calipers where one piston has failed and moves out of line with the other

Do some more investigating and get yourself and us more data to work with

 

The car is in my sister home in Norwalk, CA. If it can be done by DYI or maybe a near shop would also be great!

 

The car pull to one side when driving. I also notice an oily spot on the ground inside the tire. I'm not really good with this. I just let my brother-in-law looked at it.

 

I'll do that. Thanks!

 

are ceramic brake pads good?

 

Honestly sounds like you don't need anything special. Get regular stuff and don't let them up sell you.

 

Got advice from a nearby shop to get R1 ceramic brake pads. Will it last long?