Brembo big brake kit.
01-07-2012, 05:08 AM
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Brembo big brake kit.
So i was driving the other day and went over some railroad tracks and felt a vibration afterwards, no biggie i went home and
retorqued my wheels. no improvement. Found the jeep wandering to the left a bit when driving and when braking she started to dive hard right.
I suspected a pinched left front brake line or a seized caliper. I found the left front wheel very warm and the right wheel cool to the
touch. inspection of the brake line revealed no pinch so it has to be a seized caliper.
Advance auto parts sells a replacement caliper for $65.00, rotors $80 x 2 = $160, total = $225.
Our brakes suck to begin with, after you add bigger wheels/tires it dosent stop any better.
I found the Teraflex kit for $700 + master cylinder upgrade $200 = $900.
http://www.teraflex.biz/jk-big-brake-kit.html
I also found out that BREMBO now makes a big brake kit for our JK's but its $$$$$ @ $3900
Talk about Jeep porn!!!
tirerack.com/brakes/brakes.jsp?make=Brembo&model=GT+365mm+Big+Brake+Ki t&group=GT+365mm+Big+Brake+Kit&autoMake=Jeep&autoM odel=Wrangler+Sahara&autoYear=2008&autoModClar=
The Brembos are 365mm(14.3 inches) compared to the Teraflex 13.3 inches.
As much as i love Brembos(have them on my E30 M3) I think they are a bit overkill on a Jeep, I'm going with the Teraflex BBK.
retorqued my wheels. no improvement. Found the jeep wandering to the left a bit when driving and when braking she started to dive hard right.
I suspected a pinched left front brake line or a seized caliper. I found the left front wheel very warm and the right wheel cool to the
touch. inspection of the brake line revealed no pinch so it has to be a seized caliper.
Advance auto parts sells a replacement caliper for $65.00, rotors $80 x 2 = $160, total = $225.
Our brakes suck to begin with, after you add bigger wheels/tires it dosent stop any better.
I found the Teraflex kit for $700 + master cylinder upgrade $200 = $900.
http://www.teraflex.biz/jk-big-brake-kit.html
I also found out that BREMBO now makes a big brake kit for our JK's but its $$$$$ @ $3900
Talk about Jeep porn!!!
tirerack.com/brakes/brakes.jsp?make=Brembo&model=GT+365mm+Big+Brake+Ki t&group=GT+365mm+Big+Brake+Kit&autoMake=Jeep&autoM odel=Wrangler+Sahara&autoYear=2008&autoModClar=
The Brembos are 365mm(14.3 inches) compared to the Teraflex 13.3 inches.
As much as i love Brembos(have them on my E30 M3) I think they are a bit overkill on a Jeep, I'm going with the Teraflex BBK.
Last edited by wayoflife; 01-07-2012 at 06:21 AM.
01-07-2012, 05:18 AM
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Love Brembos,but drilled rotors not very good on a Jeep since the holes get plugged with dirt and wear the pads prematurely. Slotted on the TF kit are better, flat may be best. I have the TF kit with their Master cylinder and really like the increased holding power. Highly recommend.