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Travis Whitmore Enthusiast

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Good to know. First time I tried to stop this truck, I though man these brakes suck! Coming from a Toyota Tundra that had massive brakes, the ones on this truck are terrible. First hard stop I had to make I thought I was going to hit the car in front of me. Keep in mind, I'd also just traded in my 2012 CTS-V on the GMC and that car had massive brakes as well.

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WendysOrBust Enthusiast

WendysOrBust

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are these rotors pads recommended if you are towing a lot?

I havn't had a chance to tow on the new setup yet but I would say why not? The new pads being Ferro-Carbon dissipate heat better, bite harder, and are more resistant to brake-fade. The downside being that they will ultimately cause more brake dust and last less than the OE ceramic pads. In my opinion if these last 50k miles I'm gonna be more than happy, they are cheap enough and easy enough to change out and the increase in performance is worth it.

iCryWheniGoPoop Enthusiast

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Braking performance is a balancing act. Stopping feel power vs noise vs dust (which can ruin a wheel if not cared for)

 

I was interested in your feedback because I was afraid you would report back with a little noise which all my cars had on HPS but their purpose was different.

For the truck I'm completely happy with my factory stopping power, and there is plenty of lane left at the end of Tulsa Drag Strip for 6000 lbs at 110 mph (one day) when I finally make it out there so I'm already over the HPS upgrade for me.

 

Thanks for posting this good info and the rotors are sexy.

 

 

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The one thing I'll ask you update us on is the amount of brake dust this new setup accumulates.

 

I notice that the OEM pads and rotors do NOT accumulate very much brake dust at all. Every time I go to wash the wheels they are only dirty from road grime and what not. Never brake dust.

 

Compared to my Dad's 2014 Ram. the inside of the barrel and the spokes of his wheels are always covered in brake dust.

Ive ran these on two camaros and the brake dust will be more than OE as well as noise from them. However, if given the choice Id never even think about going back to OE. The stoping power greatly outweighs the extra cleaning and noise. For the price of doing this it is well worth the money. You could spend thousands to get the best but were talking a few hundred and a 6 pack. I changed all mine out with never doing a brake job before in a few hours. Just get on YouTube and find a Good DIY video

WendysOrBust Enthusiast

WendysOrBust

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Just wanted to give another quick update;

 

The break noise has increased and now does it 80% of the time when coming to a full stop once I'm anywhere under 20mph. Its gotten pretty bad, to the point that I now have to address this issue. I'm almost certain most of the noise is coming from the rear OE rotors that I did not change out. So now I can do two things. Spends $150 on the same Hawk Quiet Slot rotors for the rear and HOPE the noise goes away, or replace the rear pads with the OE pads. I would lose a bit of braking power but not nearly as much since the front brake system does most of the stopping power.

 

Decisions decisions....

 

Another note; the new cabins insulate noise so f'ing well. I was only hearing a slight squeal until I began driving with the windows down now that weather has cooled a bit and oh man. The squeal coming from the brakes is piercing to say the least.

Dropsix Enthusiast

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Just wanted to give another quick update;

 

The break noise has increased and now does it 80% of the time when coming to a full stop once I'm anywhere under 20mph. Its gotten pretty bad, to the point that I now have to address this issue. I'm almost certain most of the noise is coming from the rear OE rotors that I did not change out. So now I can do two things. Spends $150 on the same Hawk Quiet Slot rotors for the rear and HOPE the noise goes away, or replace the rear pads with the OE pads. I would lose a bit of braking power but not nearly as much since the front brake system does most of the stopping power.

 

Decisions decisions....

 

Another note; the new cabins insulate noise so f'ing well. I was only hearing a slight squeal until I began driving with the windows down now that weather has cooled a bit and oh man. The squeal coming from the brakes is piercing to say the least.

 

haha, unlucky lately!

WendysOrBust Enthusiast

WendysOrBust

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haha, unlucky lately!

Jesus christ tell me about it.

 

At least the truck looks good and standing still everything works perfectly!!!

 

 

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Sierra Jon Enthusiast

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Thanks for the updates. After towing my TT this summer I realize I need a brake upgrade.

 

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iCryWheniGoPoop Enthusiast

iCryWheniGoPoop

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I'll bet you are right if you put Hawks on a glazed rotor? You may still be able to run them to a shop and have them turn the glaze off then re burnish those rear pads in again. It's worth a shot anyway.

 

 

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iCryWheniGoPoop Enthusiast

iCryWheniGoPoop

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We're u able to help the noise? Just curious if you tried turning the glaze off the rear rotors.

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Sierra Jon Enthusiast

Sierra Jon

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We're u able to help the noise? Just curious if you tried turning the glaze off the rear rotors.

+1

 

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tnchevy Senior Enthusiast

tnchevy

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I personally think the 2014+ trucks have amazing stopping power in stock form but I also came from a 2002 ext cab silverado that had probably the worst braking system in the world.

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