Powerstop brakes
10-21-2018, 08:24 AM
#1
Powerstop brakes
needing to do front brakes soon and have been looking at brakes, powerstop brakes seem to be catching my eye
can I put pads and rotors on with the OEM calipers?
can I do just front axle and wait on the rear axle or do them both at once?
are they worth the extra money?
Can the rotors be resurfaced later?
are there better brakes to look at?
thanks
can I put pads and rotors on with the OEM calipers?
can I do just front axle and wait on the rear axle or do them both at once?
are they worth the extra money?
Can the rotors be resurfaced later?
are there better brakes to look at?
thanks
10-21-2018, 10:00 AM
#2
Answers inline
Welcome.
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needing to do front brakes soon and have been looking at brakes, powerstop brakes seem to be catching my eye
can I put pads and rotors on with the OEM calipers? Yes
can I do just front axle and wait on the rear axle or do them both at once? What ever way you like
are they worth the extra money? Subjective
Can the rotors be resurfaced later? Yes
are there better brakes to look at? Possibly
thanks
can I put pads and rotors on with the OEM calipers? Yes
can I do just front axle and wait on the rear axle or do them both at once? What ever way you like
are they worth the extra money? Subjective
Can the rotors be resurfaced later? Yes
are there better brakes to look at? Possibly
thanks
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10-21-2018, 11:31 AM
#3
Rnlcomp pretty much covered it. I can tell you from experience that there's no problem with doing the fronts and rears separately; I did the rear brakes at least a year after I did the fronts.
At 45K miles, my factory brakes were shaking badly on braking. With a bit more than 45K miles on them, my PowerStop pads and rotors are doing much better than the factory units were at the same mileage.
As for better rotors, the Stoptech and EBC rotors might be better, but they also cost a lot more--it has been a few months since I looked, but it seems like the EBCs cost almost twice as much as the PowerStops. The PowerStops are a hell of a bang for the buck, IMHO.
At 45K miles, my factory brakes were shaking badly on braking. With a bit more than 45K miles on them, my PowerStop pads and rotors are doing much better than the factory units were at the same mileage.
As for better rotors, the Stoptech and EBC rotors might be better, but they also cost a lot more--it has been a few months since I looked, but it seems like the EBCs cost almost twice as much as the PowerStops. The PowerStops are a hell of a bang for the buck, IMHO.
10-21-2018, 11:26 PM
#4
I put the powerstop z36 kit, it came with rotors and pads, and everything else you need to change your brakes an I love it. Of course something was wrong with my old brakes, they were mushy and didn't stop very well. Turns out the pads were fine, but the rotors were in bad shape, they had 140k miles on them. All that being said I was not disapointed in the powerstop stuff.
10-22-2018, 08:08 AM
#5
Senior Member
From what I've read, a lot of people tend to like the powerstop rotors and most see an improvement over the stock setup. I'm sure they make a quality product, but I'm not sold on the drilled and slotted rotor for a truck application. Its all good if you like the look of them, but don't expect much improvement over a good blank rotor. The holes don't tend to cool the rotors all that much, and modern ceramic pads don't benefit much from the slots because they don't off-gas as extensively as older organic pads. I've been using a Raybestos rotor and Wagner ThermoQuiet combo with great results over OEM, and saved a good amount of money compared to the z36 package. That may be a good option if you're looking to save some money.
10-22-2018, 08:27 AM
#6
First, I don't buy brakes because they look good. I favor performance over looks in the brakes department.
Second, the Powerstop Z36 brake kit is a good one. Not expensive IMO, and works fine for me.
Second, the Powerstop Z36 brake kit is a good one. Not expensive IMO, and works fine for me.
10-22-2018, 08:30 AM
#7
Super Duper Senior Member
From what I've read, a lot of people tend to like the powerstop rotors and most see an improvement over the stock setup. I'm sure they make a quality product, but I'm not sold on the drilled and slotted rotor for a truck application. Its all good if you like the look of them, but don't expect much improvement over a good blank rotor. The holes don't tend to cool the rotors all that much, and modern ceramic pads don't benefit much from the slots because they don't off-gas as extensively as older organic pads. I've been using a Raybestos rotor and Wagner ThermoQuiet combo with great results over OEM, and saved a good amount of money compared to the z36 package. That may be a good option if you're looking to save some money.
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10-22-2018, 08:38 AM
#8
Senior Member
I didn't know that... I wish I did more research when i was looking for new rotors since all I saw was the drilled/slotted kits. Looks like the blank rotor kit is $267 pre-shipping for my 2013 4WD. That's actually not a bad price compared to the $400+ z36 kit. I personally think that's a bit extreme for a brake kit...
10-22-2018, 12:50 PM
#10
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I think R1 has deals going on in the vendor marketplace here in the forum.