just curious has to how many of you guys actually upgrade the brakes to some degree when upgrading to larger tires.

if so what have you guys been doing.

im still running the stock size tires but with plans on going up to 37's , thats a whole lot of rotational mass to slow down.


-shaun h

 

I'm going to 37's very soon, so I'm curious about this too.

The only thing that I remember reading is about a swap to the bigger rotors and/or calipers from a WK Grand Cherokee SRT8, or whatever it's called. Supposedly it's a bolt-on swap. Don't hold me to it though.

Seems like it was Offroad Evolution that did the upgrade now that I think about it, but don't hold me to that either.

 

I remember seeing one of the most recent sponsors do a brake upgrade with I believe baer brakes. I'll try to locate it for you. Not sure if it was a bolt on or a custom job but it definitely looked good.

 

I think the brakes are very weak even for the stock size tires. I hate them even more than the lack of power from the engine. I can live with the low power engine as I am in no hurry to get anywhere.

That said, I believe a change in pad compound would make a world of differance. You might see a reduction in rotor life but rotors are usually cheap. Now for very large tires and conditions where you will neet to haul those things down from higher speeds or down hill several times in a row, a larger rotor would be great as the extra mass would help remove that heat generated. For my stock needs I think the stock rotors are plenty big enough and I plan on just upgrading the pads to a more agressive pad and possible getting a new set of rotors slotted and Cryo treated.
Cryo treating metal is a whole seperate subject and I won't get into it here. Thats a whole seperate debate altogether.

Not sure what pad compounds are available for our Jeeps but I will see if there are any HAWK pads available. They have a few compounds that would work nicely for a street/ off road application. Not too dusty either.

Jeff

 

I found the sponsor. It is Crocker Off-road Performance. Looks like they use Baer 6 piston front and 2 piston rear setup with cross-drilled and slotted rotors. A little over-kill if you ask me. My jeep seems to stop just fine stock, but I totally expect it to take a little longer for it to slow down with larger tires. Sweet setup though

 

I know that Burnsville Off Road has done brake upgrades off of a Dodge Ram 1500 truck. This would be less overkill, and less money than the Baer brake upgrades.

 

those brakes are sweet but i bet they cost a ton.

gasser: i agree about the stock braking system......but im not sure that its entirely the brakes fault. i think some of the blame can be put on the suspension because it has a huge problem with nose diving while under moderate to hard braking. i can only imagine what it would feel like with 37's on. none-the-less the brakes are adequate at the least.

im thinking that a rotor and pad upgrade would do the trick.......



-shaun h

 

Compared to what previous gen jeeps caem with, the JK brakes are awsome. Think about all of the CJ/YJ/TJ guys running big tires with the stock drum/disk setup.

 

X2. My last 2 Jeeps were CJ's. One had power brakes and the other had manual.

The JK's brakes are pretty decent for a Jeep. When I get my 37's, I may change my mind.

 

Yeah, I wouldn't mind upgrading my brakes either... Can anyone suggest a good bolt-on rotor (slotted & drilled), pad and caliper combo?

Thanks,
js.