Toyota Part # Confusion -- Brake Pads
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One may be OE replacement at your Toyota/Lexus dealer and the other may be OE directly what the factory installed. Toy/Lex is one of the few MFGs that offers both. One may be in stock and the other may need to be ordered.
The “Car Care Nut”(certified Toyota/Lexus tech))on YouTube talks about this in his videos.
The “Car Care Nut”(certified Toyota/Lexus tech))on YouTube talks about this in his videos.
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Is that based on the tundra/sequoia? I believe they redesigned the calipers to be double piston sometime around that time. Sorry I don't know the details.
AZ numbers are Toyota maintenance brake pads. the other number is the OE pad. The TCMC pads used to come with shims where the OE did not but Toyota changed that and now shim kits and fit kits need to be ordered separately as needed
They used to be called TCMC pads when shims were included. Akebono was the supplier of those. Lots of noise issues.
The newer “TCMC Premium” pads require for shim and fit kits to be ordered separately. Those pads are supplied by Advics now. Very few issues IME.
Except for the fact that no one stocks the shims and fit kits and here in the rust belt they often arent reusable. Only reason I dont use those pad kits. I never had an issue with the old TCMC pads
