GM Performance Brakes vs OEM brake questions

[SierraStorm21]

Let me preface this with that of all the things I've done myself to my trucks over the years,  I've never done my own brake job, so I'm not intimately familiar with brakes. With that said, a few months ago, I got the GM Performance brake system put on at the dealer and noticed pretty quickly that there seemed to be more resistance to a free spinning tire right out of the gate.

 

It's not my daily and park in a garage, so when I go to drive it, will start it up, put it into neutral and it will roll slowly out of the garage onto the driveway and by the time it does, it has usually calmed down to it's normal idle RPM. However since getting that package installed, It won't roll out and only moves a few feet. So over the weekend I pulled off one of the front tires and was inspecting the brake setup, among other things, and noticed that I could not very easily spin the wheel. It takes a little bit of muscle to rotate it and it's not free spinning like the OEM's were. I could tell that the pad was pressed up against the rotor more than I would think it should be, creating the resistance. However I don't have any experience in this area.

 

Are big brake kits supposed to be like that?

[johnnyquick]

No, they are NOT they should spin as easily as the OEM's I have done many brake jobs myself over the years, something is amiss here.

Did you get Calipers, rotors and pads all as a set, was the system bled properly? does it pull to one side while driving,..... and or while braking?

The pad should not be touching the rotor at all unless the pedal is being pushed down, take the wheel off with it up on a jack and safety stand and check out the pad/ rotor contact itself or go to a brake shop that has a great reputation and ask them to check it out.

OR you could try showing the dealer the issue, most dealers seem to suck IMO though.

Specialty shops seem to do better.

On another subject did you post up anything on the whipple anywhere, I was just looking at that option as I am near the end of warranty.

 

[SierraStorm21]

Yeah, was the package from GM accessories site and installed by a local dealer. I'll pull the passenger side off tomorrow and check it as well. Here's a short video I did this evening of my trying to rotate it.

There are no other issues aside from that..no pulling or anything

 

On the Whipple. yeah I posted something back in March..here's the link. I'll be posting more there relatively soon. I've done a fair amount since then.

 

Edited September 4, 2024 by SierraStorm21