Brakes

[Samzaknight]

Hello All, so I'm enjoying my PW. It currently has just around 28k miles on it, mainly do to moving cross country. One thing I don't like about it are the brakes, they seem to fade and don't stop all the great. I know it's a heavy truck and it won't stop like my Subaru but still. Are there any upgrades for the brakes on the PW's? Should I replace just the pads or do cross drilled/slotted rotors as well?

 

[H3LZSN1P3R]

Hello All, so I'm enjoying my PW. It currently has just around 28k miles on it, mainly do to moving cross country. One thing I don't like about it are the brakes, they seem to fade and don't stop all the great. I know it's a heavy truck and it won't stop like my Subaru but still. Are there any upgrades for the brakes on the PW's? Should I replace just the pads or do cross drilled/slotted rotors as well?

Semi metallic pads or just re bed the brakes every so often

 

[Wobly]

If you do change pads and rotors, the Powerstop Z36 kit has good reviews. That is where I am leaning when I swap mine out.

 

[Gondul]

If you do change pads and rotors, the Powerstop Z36 kit has good reviews. That is where I am leaning when I swap mine out.

I certainly like the idea of improving the brakes, I can't find any independent tests, just a bunch of personal opinions...

 

[Wobly]

I certainly like the idea of improving the brakes, I can't find any independent tests, just a bunch of personal opinions...

Agreed. I haven't seen any independent testing on it either. But, there are enough positive opinions for me to look closer at them. The $1K price tag for pads and rotors is pretty spendy, though.

 

[Gondul]

Agreed. I haven't seen any independent testing on it either. But, there are enough positive opinions for me to look closer at them. The $1K price tag for pads and rotors is pretty spendy, though.

Yeah.... based on the home grown 'experiments' I'm finding it is maybe braking 10ft sooner... not sure $1K is worth a 10% improvement.