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#1 ·
I'm new to this Forum and have had my '11 Sahara Unlimited for a year now. I'm fixing to swap out the brakes this weekend, and curious on more experienced drivers and preference with brake pads and why. Thanks for your help in advance.
 
#2 ·
I'm interested in this as well... Also to piggyback off of Haden's question, are the stock brakes "good enough" for a street driving JK? With average use, how long are we talking in terms of life? I wouldn't mind putting on after market pads, but I"m not sure if the ones that come stock are okay
 
#7 ·
The stock Mopar pads are fine. When mine were worn and I needed to replace them I went with Hawk. There are other good brands to consider. Brake life always depends upon the individual owner and how it's driven. The rears will wear faster than the fronts on a JK.
 
#9 ·
One of the reasons I traded of my '08 T&C for a JKU was the brake wear was (to me at least) excessive. The front needed to be replaced at 28,000 miles. That was my first brake job on a T&C and it was my fourth T&C (and last). Chrysler had gone to softer pads. The last vehicle I had to put pads on was a '90 Dodge W250 LT because the LD version had D150 brakes. (One of the reasons all three US companies got rid of the light 3/4 ton pickups).

I sold my last pickup, an '06 Ram 2500 to a friend with 64,000 miles on it. He currently has about 96,000 miles and it still has the factory pads in it. And that baby has some brakes.

I am anticipating at least 50K before I have to worry about brakes.
 
#13 ·
FYI - They no longer cut the rotors they replace them.
They do that for time. They can pull a set of rotors out of the store room, clean off the factory coating slap them on and replace the calipers and insert the new pads and be doing a test run before they could even begin to have the old rotors at a shop for turning.

Truth be known, if the rotors are in good shape, the only reason they even turn them if for noise and comfort. You can simply replace the pads, but there is a slight rim build up on the edge of the rotor and slight scratches. Until the new pads wear down to match the imperfections in the rotor (excepting a warped rotor), they are a bit noisy and may give off a few pulls. But in the matter of a few hundred miles they should be good.

If you are replacing your own pads, take a good look at the rotors and if they are smooth and clean (except for the rim outside the pad) then you can just replace the pads. It will cost a little over $100 to replace the pads on all 4 wheels (depending on the pads) and another $250 or so to replace the rotors.
 
#17 ·
I ran Hawk HP Plus pads on my GT500 mustang and they were awesome. I pounded on them on the road course track and they worked flawlessly. Wouldn't put those on a Jeep though, they were loud and needed a lot of heat in them before they really grabbed. But good lord when they heated up they were nuts. They make other pads that would work excellent for a JK.

I recently did the rear pads (fronts still have 60%) with Wagner quiet stop I got on Amazon. They've been on for about 8000 miles and I have no complaints about them. For less than $40 to your door, I have been happy with the purchase.

But yeah, brake pad discussions go about like the oil brand threads.

http://www.amazon.com/Wagner-ThermoQuiet-QC1274-Ceramic-Disc/dp/B008KKMQZY
 
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