razor52

I have a 07 4dr. sahara unlimited with 48.000 km, brought it in for oil change and tire rotation, told I have 20% left on rear brakes, front brakes fine, always thought that front brakes wore out first, told this is common on wranglers, dealer want $550.00 just to change back pads and rotars, any good aftermarket parts, any comments would be appreciated, thanks

babiehughie

Don't give your money to the stealership! Do it yourself and save $500. The rotors are probably fine, may need to be "turned", but a local shop could do that for $10-$15 each. New pads should be under $50 and are EASY to replace. Just take off two bolts, flip the caliper over, remove the old pads, put in the new pads and reattach the caliper.
Good luck!

ivirscar

Do it yourself my friend!

cojk

I went with Hawk rear pads from jeepswag.com, price was about the same as the lifetime brakes at the local auto parts store. This was my first brake job, rotors were fine, very easy job, do it yourself.

PoorDad

I am changing mine tomorrow along with my diff oil. It is common for the rear brakes to go first on the JK's. The consensus is that it is due to all the traction/stability control gizmos. I am just about to hit 48K miles, which is not too bad.


Babiehughie...isnt it necessary to bleed the brakes? I would not mind skipping that step if it is not needed. Sounds like a pain in the ass.

ronjenx

If you are just replacing pads and disc, it is not necessary to bleed the brakes.
When you compress the caliper so the pads will clear the ridge on the disc, keep an eye on the reservoir so it doesn't overflow.
When all is back together, just pump the pedal to seat the pads. The first push will probably go quite a ways.
Check the fluid level. If it needs topping off, do so.

PoorDad

Cool!! Thanks for the reply, ronjenx

razor52

thanks, much appreceated