Idea on brake squeal

[Hacksaw]

I don't yet have the squeal but it's probably just a matter of time.
TRD Jon has the brake squeal:


and he loves to spend money on modifications and accessories for the benefit of the owner community, but most of them are beyond the budget of many owners.

If someone knows him, maybe you could persuade him that it would be valuable for 6th gen owners (and him too, since he has the squeal issue) and also one of the least expensive mods if he tried out a few aftermarket pads to see if any of them fix the issue and don't compromise 60-0 brake performance much.

If he agreed to this, I'd suggest he do the pad swap at an actual brake shop, not a dealership. Since they are brake experts, they could probably also opine on who makes the factory pads and what material they're made of, and maybe even suggest aftermarket pads to try. The only issue may be that there aren't yet many aftermarket pads available for the 6th gen. But I did find this one that says it's for the 2025 4runner but I don't know who makes the pads: https://brakeperformance.com/product/premium-ceramic-brake-pads/2025/toyota/4runner

What do you think? Anyone know Jon and could ask him?

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[FoozGrind]

I mean, the fix is right here.... For other models .

 

[Hacksaw]

I mean, the fix is right here.... For other models .

Huh? There are youtube videos to fix squeal on various other cars. How is that useful? If an owner plans to wait for Toyota to agree to replace the pads and rotors on 4runners, if it happens at all, it's probably a year away. Besides, how do you know that pads alone (a relatively cheap fix, especially if you have a bad case of squeal and are fed up with it) won't fix it?

 

[FoozGrind]

That fix above is for the same issue we have. It’s probably be what we need also from Toyota. I am not saying what you recommend won’t work. I am sure if it was just a simple pad fix this would be easy for Toyota to do. I mean whatever at this point I want the noise to go away. I’ve asked the service person I am friends with 15 years now same dealership I’ve purchased my other 4Runners. I asked him toss grease on it do something. His words were it will come back….. so I dunno man

 

[Chicane]

Huh? There are youtube videos to fix squeal on various other cars. How is that useful? If an owner plans to wait for Toyota to agree to replace the pads and rotors on 4runners, if it happens at all, it's probably a year away. Besides, how do you know that pads alone (a relatively cheap fix, especially if you have a bad case of squeal and are fed up with it) won't fix it?

Yep, the first step should be, install new pads and clean the rotors with acetone. No different than when my hydraulic brakes on my mountain bike get dirty or contaminated and start howling like a mother F, just on a smaller scale.

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