ssbc brake install

[sablowme]

Hey guys just called summitt racing up the other day and ordered this SSBC brake kit belive it or not the kit was $400 Thats front, rear, pads and rotors.

the install was fairly easy except for all the loctite gm put on the bolt. i got the fronts on and went to the rear and found out rotors were wrong. Most of you guys probley know but gm has 2-3 differnt kits for the rear rotors and of course they sent me the wrong ones . They sent me the gm equivelent (spelling) of 25757802 witch are found on most tahoes and pick-ups with dual piston rear calipers. the correct version of these rotors wich are the gm equiv....(i cant spell that word..d**n) 15712800 wich generaly found on single piston caliper trucks and some tahoes. Anyway SSBC was awsome they sent me new ones no questions asked and now the slopy (k157/53) e.c.s.b stops alot better. But you have to watch apparently the sloted rotors are directional and need to be mounted in a spacific way .. Any concerns or gossip welcome

[alvocado]

I'll be interested to hear how you like them over time. I just put OE replacement Brembo rotors and OE Delco pads on my '02 Yukon Denali. The rotors were $300 from Tirerack and the pads were $200. I don't think I'll use Delco pads in the future because the cost is pretty high. I debated getting Akebono for a bit less.

[AirForceAngler]

I'll be interested to hear how you like them over time.  I just put OE replacement Brembo rotors and OE Delco pads on my '02 Yukon Denali.  The rotors were $300 from Tirerack and the pads were $200.  I don't think I'll use Delco pads in the future because the cost is pretty high.  I debated getting Akebono for a bit less.

 

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Was the $200 for pads for all four corners? If so, that isn't too bad a price for these pads. The pads on Chevy trucks are some of the cleanest running I've ever seen.

[Silveradoguy04]

I bought the SSBC set myself last summer. Great set I must say. I had the same problem too where I order the wrong ones from Truckperformance.com. SSBC has great customer service. As for stoping .

[alvocado]

Was the $200 for pads for all four corners?  If so, that isn't too bad a price for these pads.  The pads on Chevy trucks are some of the cleanest running I've ever seen.

 

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Yes, that was for all four wheels using the ceramic pads. The list price was $152.42 per axle which the Chevy dealer up the street was charging. The GMC dealership where I bought the vehicle charges $99.95 per axle. The part numbers are rear: 18045936 and front: 18041762. I got 55k miles on the original set so I figured I would stick with the Delco pads for the first change. I changed rotor brands because the Delco's were junk. Both fronts rusted solid to the axle hubs in only 3 years and the all four had various degrees of pitting.

[NewZ71Owner05]

I have a second vehicle with rotors rusted to the wheel. How did u get the rotors off. PB blaster and dead blow hammer seem to be useless. I might have to get out the the cutting wheel.....

[alvocado]

I have a second vehicle with rotors rusted to the wheel. How did u get the rotors off.  PB blaster and  dead blow hammer seem to be useless. I might have to get out the the cutting wheel.....

 

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Both of my front rotors were rusted to the hub and unfortunately, there is no easy way to get them off. I used quite a bit of penetrating oil but ultimately, it took about 30 minutes of hitting the backside of each rotor with a sledge hammer to break them loose. I would tap around the front, then hit the back of the rotor several times as hard as possible. The rotors were pretty smashed when I finally got them off but I planned on replacing them.

 

Before you put the new rotors on, put some anti-sieze lubricant around the axle hub and on the inside of the rotor housing. This should help prevent them from rusting to the hubs again.

 

Good luck!