Help needed with replacement brake parts

[J Thomas]

Hey everyone, I'm wanting to replace my calipers, drums and rotors. Is there one brand that's better than another? I've found: Delco, Bendix, Wagner and A1 Cardone. Any advice on which to buy and which to stay away from? Thanks!

 

[beardeddummy]

That all depends on your budget and what you want. if you want performance then I would go ebc stage 5 kit for pads and rotors a 3/4 ton master cylinder and calibers. go middle of the road for the back make sure they are adjusted right.

If you just want new brakes then I use brake best select

 

[J Thomas]

No sir, nothing crazy, daily driver heavy half.

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[beardeddummy]

Big tires?

 

[kennythewelder]

As long as you stick with any one of the brands, that you mentioned, you should be good. It is more important to spend a little more, and get a better pad VS a cheep pad. All the brands offer a cheep version, and an expensive version, and several in between. The cost comes in whit the material that the pads are made of. A cheep pad will not have the stopping power that a more expensive pad will. This is all relevant to OE VS OE or aftermarket VS aftermarket in the same set up. A swap to a larger pad setup will have more stopping power than an OE set up of course.

 

[Bob L]

The only consideration I would add is where I live ( the rust belt) I find a lot of pad failure due to the backing rusting and the wear part just coming off. I have been using the Wagner Thermo Quiets and they seem to have a good coating that prevents this problem. They may be powder coated but I can't say for sure. If you live where they don't salt roads it probably isn't an issue.

 

[J Thomas]

I was looking at replacing all my brake components with Wagner.

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