upgrading brakes

[chris918]

i want to upgrade the brakes on my truck 2016 silverado 5.3 z71 4x4 I'm looking at the power stop z36 truck and tow brake kit. replacing the pads and rotors witch are drilled and slotted has anyone had these ? how much of a difference where they ? i do town an enclosed trailer 7x16 about 3000lbs . if not the power stop any other suggestions on brakes ? unfortunately i can't afford the brembo kit that chevy offers

 

https://www.realtruck.com/power-stop-z36-truck-and-tow-brake-kit/R184385P2016Y734MA.html

 

 

[Lynx05]

I have them on my '14 silverado, I also tow a car trailer now and then. Brakes feel fine to me. Ive had cross drilled and slotted rotors on many of my cars and these actually are the least noticeable. Usually you feel the rotors when you apply the brakes and I went thru the pads very quickly. I sold that pad/rotor combo to many of my customers when I sold domestic/import parts, I never really heard any complaints about them.

[GRN69CHV]

I'm also looking into the Powerstop brake rotor and pad combo. '15 has 46,000 on it, rear is at 3/32, front at 4/32, but getting some noticeable pulsing at mild pedal descending down hills at normal driving speeds. Guessing I probably have another 10-20k left on the stock brakes.

[slee3247]

Pulsing is lateral runout in your rotors. It's typically caused by consistent over-torqueing of wheels (especially common on European cars) and/or getting them pretty hot and happening to drive through a puddle or something that rapidly cools the metal. Chances are you'll be able to have them machined with no issues. Just keep in mind, the thinner a rotor gets, the more prone it is to becoming warped again.

 

I read your post, and without shelling out money for the Brembo kit, it seems as though a pad upgrade would help. Maybe hawk makes a solution for our trucks?

 

DM if you have any questions!

 

-A friendly mechanic

[GRN69CHV]

Pulsing is lateral runout in your rotors. It's typically caused by consistent over-torqueing of wheels (especially common on European cars) and/or getting them pretty hot and happening to drive through a puddle or something that rapidly cools the metal. Chances are you'll be able to have them machined with no issues. Just keep in mind, the thinner a rotor gets, the more prone it is to becoming warped again.

 

I read your post, and without shelling out money for the Brembo kit, it seems as though a pad upgrade would help. Maybe hawk makes a solution for our trucks?

 

DM if you have any questions!

 

-A friendly mechanic

 

I had the truck serviced today (one thing I don't bother doing at home anymore are fluid changes, major pain in the neck getting rid of waste oil). Any rate, asked them to take a look at the brakes while on the lift doing a tire rotation. Talked to them further after I posted, said same thing, rotors have runout. So question is, what to replace with. Has to fit within the stock 18" wheels, I'm not dropping $$$$ on aftermarket brakes but am interested in possibly drilled and slotted rotors with good pads if will help. I did a brake upgrade (stock rotors with aftermarket pads) on my '05 Avalanche back in 2009-2010 (sold it in 2012), don't remember what we used, I do remember the brakes were noticeably better than stock though. Will look into HAWK pads

[Abearclaw]

 

I had the truck serviced today (one thing I don't bother doing at home anymore are fluid changes, major pain in the neck getting rid of waste oil). Any rate, asked them to take a look at the brakes while on the lift doing a tire rotation. Talked to them further after I posted, said same thing, rotors have runout. So question is, what to replace with. Has to fit within the stock 18" wheels, I'm not dropping $$$$ on aftermarket brakes but am interested in possibly drilled and slotted rotors with good pads if will help. I did a brake upgrade (stock rotors with aftermarket pads) on my '05 Avalanche back in 2009-2010 (sold it in 2012), don't remember what we used, I do remember the brakes were noticeably better than stock though. Will look into HAWK pads

I'd also look into EBC. They also have high quality rotors and make a heavy duty towing pad

 

 

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