Trying to size up a set of brakes for the rig.. The time is now and I have to get into a set of brakes upfront for sure.

The previous owner must have had some heavy loads without any good trailer brakes. The front rotors have some heat checks in them and pretty good wear. Might have to go to new rotors, not sure yet.

Question is the shop in town here has the "Sure-Stop" pads by Raybestos and I was wondering if they are worth the extra $50 for the set??

J-eh

 

If you want to stop strong with the stock rotors and calipers go for the Bendix brake pads. They'll squeek a little, but they stop strong. I've had Raybestos and they were gone quicker than the factory mopars and still had the mushy feeling. When you're tired of the Dodge brakes all together give Glen a call at EGR Brakes, but be ready to shell out about $1300 for it all. Bigger rear cylinders, carbon kevlar shoes, gas slotted rotors, carbon ceramic pads, blueprinted calipers, and stainless braided kevlar brake lines. If you can imagine a Dodge with Ford brakes that is what it is like!

 

I've used them a couple times on other trucks that have cronic glazing/warping rotors problems with good results. I think they have a higher metalic content and longer life, keeps rotor glazing down, wears the rotors faster.

 

I just bought my truck, The guy said it needs brakes, Well I took a look and YES IT DID!! I went to napa and got there "severe duty" brakes. It was not my first choice but i had to get the first thing i could get my hands on. I got the "napa makes raybestos brakes" line fed to me. maybe they do maybe they dont. the truck stops better but there is a slight very very high pitch noise that comes from them.

 

By far the best pads I've found are made by Hawkhead, this company's specialty is pads for heavy equipment and OTR trucks but they happen to have a size that fits our Dodges, price is competitive with any out there, my last set was $54. Long life, no squeaking, excessive dust or rotor wear.
Buy them here http://www.tirerack.com/
Best price on rotors at tirerack also

 

Ive heard guys swear by Porterfield brakes.....have no idea where to get them in our neck of the woods though.

PS, J-eh......did you ever kill your KDP???

 

The KDP is still waiting to drop.. I need to do the front seal too, so the next time I a have an outage I need to do that.. I also have a box of control arm bushings to go in..

Thanks guys.. Some of these brands I have not heard of. I have got alot of my tires etc through Kal-Tire and they carry Raybestos.. I was hoping it was worth the investment to go to the higher priced pads.

I never had problems with NAPA, and I had the "certified" line from Canadian Tire on the Malibu we used to have and they were good too.

Hmm.. Well I have to get a quote here on Thursday to see what $$ I need to spend.

J-eh