At 30mm thick, the figs rotor is way more stout than the stock rotors 18mm. There is much more vent area and obviously way more thermal mass here.
The new rotors slid right on once the dist shield was trimmed.
The rear Fig’s kit was easy to install and looks awesome. I think we have about the coolest Tundra around!
We zip tied the brake lines to the parking brake cable to keep them from rubbing on anything. Finally we bled the system and reinstalled the wheels.
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It’s worth mentioning how improved towing performance will be now as, even with a weight distribution hitch, the rear will still take more of that weight than the front and cause the front to let go even sooner in a panic stop situation.
The rapid rear pad wear on the 2009 to 2021 Tundra is a real problem, and the explanation here makes sense – the OE rear rotor is only 300mm and the small pads work too hard, especially when towing. The Fig’s kit changing the front to rear ratio to about 3 to 4 to 1 is the kind of fix that addresses the cause rather than just fitting a harder pad. My tip for anyone doing this upgrade is to follow the bed-in procedure exactly and to re-check the pad wear after the first few towing trips, since a bigger floating rotor only helps if the pads seat properly and the caliper hardware is clean.